As we journey toward Holy Week, I want to look at another title we associate with Jesus.  That title is “Savior.”  For many of us, it is the dearest title…

Several titles are applied to Jesus.  Mark 1:1 starts with two of these titles:

The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God … (NIV)

Jesus as the Messiah/Christ, is the most numerous.  Christ (which means Anointed One or Messiah) is so often attached to His name, especially by Paul, that it may appear to be part of His name…

As we move toward the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus, I want to address some of the Scriptures and themes that bring us to the very heart of our faith. The death of Jesus is often presented as though Jesus was the victim of bad luck, the Temple authorities fear of His popularity, or Rome’s intolerance of any figure people might call King…

Most of this blog will be Scripture itself, with some of my thoughts along the way and at the end.  Here we see that Psalm 1 is often viewed through the “confessions” or complaints of Jeremiah…

Our preaching minister, Jovan Barrington, has been blessing us with a sermon series entitled, “Light for Our Path.”  In this blog, I want to reflect on a passage that speaks to our role in bringing the light of God to others…

This blog is based on an article I wrote for the devotional journal, Power for Today, and the meditation I gave, this past Sunday at the Littleton Church of Christ.  Please read Mark 14:18-31…

J.R.R. Tolkien’s monumental fantasy, Lord of the Rings, has an interesting motif.  Elves are the elegant, ageless, beings who play a critical role in the story.  The recurring motif is that of their journey to the Grey Havens, where they leave Middle Earth, sailing to Valinor and the blissful peace that awaits them in the undying lands…

Inaugurations promise new and fresh starts. So, it is with the second inauguration of President Donald Trump. Many welcome this new beginning, but by no means do all! Some, whom I love, greet this beginning with anger, fear, and worry…

The devastating fires that tragically destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, and most tragically, ended dozens of human lives in the Los Angeles area, raises many questions…

Last Friday, Roxanne and I returned from our trip to northern California. It was an eventful trip and, yes, one to remember. It wasn’t that the trip itself was memorable. Rather, the purpose of the trip was to remember…

I had the joy of singing in the Pepperdine College Chorus for four years, under Norman Hatch…

This will be the first of two blogs on Luke’s Nativity story.  I’m looking here at how Luke tells the story more than its specific content.  If you have a good modern translation, you will see that many of the verses are in a poetic structure…

Matthew chose to begin his Gospel with the genealogy of Jesus. In doing so, Matthew makes it clear that he sees the story of Israel (starting from Abraham) leading to Jesus, the Messianic Son of David…

As we come into the Advent season, I want to begin writing about the beginning of the Jesus story by speaking of the John the Baptist story. I recently watched Martin Scorsese’s portrayal of John in his series, “The Saints…”

Through much of my life, Thanksgiving was a time for the church to sing, “Count Your Blessings,” written by Johnson Oatman Jr. and published in 1897.

It’s well known that a person’s perception of reality is often determined by that person’s point of view.  This has been seen by honest, but contradictory reports of an accident from witnesses who viewed the accident from different vantage points.  Of course, points of view are not simply geographic…

Finally, our election season is over! Will our divided nation find some experience of unity? My guess is that while there may be a brief period of some sort of unity, the bitter partisan divide will reassert itself…

In 1741 George Frederick Handel started work on his greatest oratorio, The Messiah.  His friend, Charles Jennens organized passages of Scripture to form the libretto for the piece.  However, Handel was virtually bankrupt as he began his composing, but with funding help from Dublin, Ireland, he began his work…