Scripture Reading — Exodus 28:1-5, 29; Hebrews 7:23-27Since we have a great high priest who ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. — Hebrews 4:14Sometimes clothes tell a story. A letterman jacke

Scripture Reading — John 15:1-8“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit. . . ." — John 15:5Before I married, I did not own a car. I did not know how to fix vehicles or install plumbing. (

Scripture Reading — Colossians 1:15-20He is the head of the body, the church. . . . — Colossians 1:18My daughter plays percussion for the Des Moines (Iowa) Youth Symphony. As we take our seats for a concert, the warmup sounds like cacophony an

Scripture Reading — John 10:1-5,11-15“He calls his own sheep by name and leads them. . . . I am the good shepherd. . . .” — John 10:3,14Our family lived for ten years in a border town of the Navajo Nation. We learned a little about herding she

Scripture Reading — Romans 5:12-19The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. — 1 Corinthians 15:47Have you ever played the game “Grab the Bacon?” Two teams face each other in an open field, and a sock or towel (th

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 2:10-18“They will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). — Matthew 1:23After the First World War, British soldiers returned from the front lines devastated. Many were shell-shocked, disfigured, wounded, and

Scripture Reading — 1 Peter 2:4-7“Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected. . . .’” — Acts 4:11Rejection. We see it when grandparents are cut off from grandkids over politics. Or when siblings haven’t spoken in years. In the church, a differe