Witness and Suffering

Christians changed the meaning of the word "martyr." Originally in Greek this word simply meant witness and had not connotations of suffering. Over time, however, this word meant to suffer because those Christians who gave their witness did suffer. The connection between witnessing to Christ and suffering is as old as the church...

Good Shepherd

Psalm 23 and the metaphor of Jesus as the Good Shepherd is perhaps one of the most comforting images in the Bible. Might there be a little "edge" to this metaphor though?

Road to Emmaus

This Easter season the sermons are focusing on meeting Jesus in our lives. The Road to Emmaus is perhaps the greatest story in the Bible of how and when we encounter Jesus on the road of life.