This Week Wisdom for the family God invites us to call him Father. He calls us his children. That makes Jesus our brother and makes us the family of God. In addition, the Bible tells us he places us in families. That’s a lot of family. Yet no word likely conjures up more good or…

This Week Where do you go? Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King wrote, “Adversity assails us with hurricane force.” That was true for him, and it was true for an earlier Dr. Martin Luther who wrote, “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.” A fortress will outlast a hurricane. So where do you turn when adversity assails you?…

This Week Real or placebo? What’s the difference between a medication and a placebo? A placebo has no real power; it’s only effective because it’s believed in. Medicine, on the other hand, has real power and can help you whether you believe in it or not. “Ah,” some might say. “I see where you’re going: some…

This Week Intense love In the third part of the series on . . . no, no, just kidding! Solomon’s Song of Songs 8:5-7 continues to describe the love of a man and a woman, but we can learn from some of its details about the love of God for his bride, the church. Join…

This Week Satisfaction in life What can we make of all the inequities of life? Does hard work pay off? How can we find satisfaction in life? Why does King Solomon seem to promote the Epicurean philosophy of “eat, drink, and be merry”? Join us Thursday at 7 PM or Sunday at 8 or 10:30…

This Week Sex in the Bible | Part 2 Knowledge is one thing; wisdom is another. Wisdom is the ability to take what you know and translate it into how you live. This weekend, let the Spirit teach you about his gifts of sex and marriage, but also give you wisdom for how to use…

This Week Search me David concluded Psalm 139 with four dangerous prayers: search me, know me, test me, and lead me. Those simple requests are at first beautiful, but those same requests become frightening when you really mean them. Those prayers only become beautiful again when you learn to pray them for the same reasons…

This Week Comfort It’s one thing to know the “why” of suffering, but even if you manage to get that answer (which many don’t), it still leaves you with the “how” question: how do I get through this? The answer is, of course, comfort. Job helps us get the “why” but even more he helps…

This Week Sex in the Bible, part 1 Song of Songs doesn’t show up on many lists of preaching texts, but it’s in the Bible so it shows up at St. Andrew. We’re in a worship series on the Poetical Books of the Bible and that includes Song of Songs. As you read the love poem…

This Week Meaningful community Solitary confinement is used as a punishment for a reason. Research has linked it to extreme negative effects. This doesn’t mean that ever being alone is bad, but God created us with a yearning and need for community. God’s Word in Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 gives us insight on the benefits of relationship.…