A lot, actually. Some may have noticed that my title has recently changed from Director of Christian Education to Director of Youth and...

Matthew 13: 45-46 45 ‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; 46on finding one pearl of great value, he...

Matthew 13: 33 33 He told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures...

Matthew 9: 16 16No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak, for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear is made....

Matthew 5: 14-16 14“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15No one after lighting a lamp puts it under...

Luke 15: 4-7 4‘Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go...

Mark 4: 26-29 26 He also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, 27and would sleep and rise night...

Matthew 13: 52 52And [Jesus] said to [those listening to him], ‘Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is...

See, I am coming soon! Revelation 22: 7 When my son was in high school, the “Left Behind” books were very popular Christian novels....

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is...

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Matthew 7: 18 How many times have you heard people recite...

If you love me, you will keep my commandments. John 14: 15 Randy Pausch gave a lecture in September 2007 entitled “Really Achieving Your...

This people honor me with their lips,   but their hearts are far from me… Mark 7: 6 In the interests of full disclosure, my brother and I...

The greatest among you will be your servant. Matthew 23: 11 In college I was the goalie on the school soccer team. As a goalie, I was the...

You are the light of the world. Matthew 5: 14 In her book Becoming Wise Krista Tippet interviews Jewish physician Rachel Naomi Remen who...

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:30 For us folks living in the 21st Century, the concept of being “yoked” is not...

Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. Matthew 7: 7 Kate Bowler is an...

Mark 2: 17 17 … ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but...

By Emily Shubilla It’s hard to believe that today is our last full day here. We have seen and learned so much about Chicago, race, and...

From Emily Shubilla We went on a field trip today after our community service and visited the Dusable African American Heritage and...