John 14:12 Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. In January, the south coast was hit by the double devastation of one of the largest fires in […]

John 1:18 No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known. John’s prologue is a beautiful witness to the Incarnation – “And the Word became flesh and lived among us.” This is the Word uniquely revealed in the Human One, […]

James 1:17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Erwin McManus tells the story of being given a guitar as a gift from a friend. The guitar that he was given was […]

Numbers 13:16 These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses changed the name of Hoshea son of Nun to Joshua. A few weeks ago, I was in San Diego for a committee meeting for the Western Jurisdiction. We began our meeting with devotions. Our leader had […]

Luke 24:2-3 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. On his first day at preschool, my two year old son, Taniela Wesley DC Moa, could not wait to meet his new friends and new teacher. He got up early before seven o’clock, […]

Luke 23:34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” What do you do when you are wronged? We all know the Sunday School Answer; that is, as Christians we are called to forgive. But read the following scenarios: 1. A child playing with a toy is shoved […]

Luke 19:38 Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven! We are made to worship, and that means that we all worship something. It may be our job, our March Madness brackets, our bank account, our family, or our reputation. But, we […]

Luke 12:32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. This passage is preceded by a whole paragraph of Jesus saying, “do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body . . . Consider the lilies . . . God […]

Mark 9:35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” What were these ordinary fisher-folk thinking when Jesus called them to be disciples? Were they captured by Jesus’ message of the new order of God’s reign? Saying “yes” to […]