Keeping the Sabbath was very important to the people of Jesus' day, but he challenged their understanding of the Sabbath. So how are we to keep Sabbath today?
Religious doctrine causes most people to just glaze over, and, tragically, causes some to take up arms. The doctrine of the Trinity teaches us some very important truths about God,…
There are many things the Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit will do. In today's Gospel for Pentecost, we hear about three that are not often brought up, but…
John has many things to say about the Christian and Jesus in relation to "the world" (Greek is "cosmos"). This passage helps clarify what He really means.
Our faith teaches is that joy is not found in pursuing our own wants and tastes but in serving God, which means serving others. Augustine of Hippo is a great…
"I am the true vine" is the last of Jesus' "I Am" declarations and, as such, has a lot more packed in that we might at first think.
Not only do we have a strong tendency to believe ourselves abandoned in times of struggle, but it is very painful and destructive. God offers us the good shepherd who…
The Gospel writers, especially Luke the physician who we read this week, were at great pains to demonstrate that Jesus' resurrection is real. This is not a ghost. Jesus ate…
The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, Bishop of Central Florida preaches on his parish visitation.
Jesus' death and resurrection are not just so we can have a nicer life but so that we can be connected to our creator with meaning and purpose. Forget that,…