WESLEY ARNING

His call to us goes out again and again, though quietly and most of the time it’s quite subtle. But all of faith is wrapped us in God’s

Rather than trying to dissect and unravel the inner workings of the Trinity, we are invited into the sacred life and mystery of the Father,

Pentecost is a great reminder we cannot do this alone. We need the Holy Spirit to revive us, to fill us to the brim, and transform us just a

I don’t know about you, but when I read this story my heart breaks for Joseph, the other guy. We can’t help but root for the underdog.

Though Jesus is the vine, the chosen One of Israel, we are not cast out of the vineyard as weeds—rather we are branches who are given life a

This really is a testament of Peter’s transformation, or rather, the Holy Spirit’s miraculous power to transform Peter. Remember the story

When a community is rooted in this divinely inspired delight, there is at the core a sense of joy, generosity, and fellowship. It’s really a

He was leaving the busyness of the city and going back to their hometown—the place where he first called them to leave their nets and boats

It is a suffering love, a love that will cost him everything, even his own life. And we see, even in the intimate scene of the Last Supper

And the great hope on the Last Day is that God will not only hide his face from our sins, but he will ultimately blot it out. Our permanent

You see, Paul is putting God’s action first. He is reminding the Ephesians of what God has already done for them, whether they realized it

Because Lent shows us the reality of humans’ sinfulness, we are then able to see the extraordinary graciousness of God in light of our condi

And if you think about it, we usually take for granted that there is not only a God but a God who wants us to know him—the invisible, all-po

Evangelism is deeply contextual and always personal. We must be aware of these things, but not be fearful or hesitant to proclaim the Good N

Where Jonah shows us the bad things we need to let go of, the four young disciples show us the good things we may need to let go of to

Baptism doesn’t separate us from others, in fact, it pushes us back into the mess of humanity, back towards the need and brokenness

Nothing can stop God and his work of bringing light out of the darkness. Pharaoh tried and yet the Hebrew slaves were led to freedom. Herod

It’s no wonder that those outside the church look at this story with skepticism—it is odd for God to act this way, to choose infancy over

Gabriel’s message to Mary is a clear indicator that God is about to do a new thing for the people of Israel, that he has not forgotten them,

We may be comfortable in our lives, but comfortability may be a form of captivity, and it sure isn’t a good indicator of our spiritual healt