Far From Home

“And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.” (Genesis 39:10 NIV) In last night’s youth service, we spent the evening with Joseph. Our students were stunned to learn that he was…

Sitting Down

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed – or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:41 NIV) Yesterday, I coordinated a…

Dealing with Doubt

“Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” (John 11:16 NIV) A slow crawl through John 11 this morning has me thinking about Thomas. The synoptic gospels merely include him…