This Week Pessimism—Optimism Are you a "glass half full" or a "glass half empty" kind of person? Most of us are a little of both. If you find yourself in a pickup basketball game with Caitlin Clark, you might be pessimistic about the outcome. But if you plan a night out at your favorite restaurant, you might be ...

This Week Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde In Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novel by that name, the good Dr. Jekyll fights against an evil man who arises from within him, Mr. Hyde. The apostle Paul speaks for all of us when he writes, "that's our battle." But our battle is real. Although Dr. Jekyll lost his battle, Christ's ...

This Week Still Risen Romans 6 tells us about our response to Jesus' resurrection. It is freedom! But what do we do with our freedom from sin? Freedom from righteousness, that is, living in sin, only leads to death. But now, having been raised with Christ, we are free to be slaves to righteousness, and the result is ...

This Week For you This week began with people shouting, "Hosanna." It will end with demands: "Crucify him." But Sunday will begin with the Good News: "He is risen!" Jesus' death and resurrection is all for you, for your peace. In the cross and empty grave we find life, freedom from sin, and peace with God. Gather with ...

This Week Festival of Palm Sunday Jesus on a donkey . . . crowds shouting praise . . . palm branches on the road. The crowd on the first Palm Sunday welcomed Jesus as a hero and a king. He deserved every bit of it and oh, so much more. This Thursday or Sunday join brothers and sisters ...

This Week On December 7, 1972, we saw our planet for the first time from outer space. All of a sudden, we were able to see our planet for what it really is. The second half of Romans 5 is like that. It lets us see our planet and our lives from God's perspective. Read Romans 5:12-21 and ...