God promises to send a forerunner to the Messiah, who will prepare the way by cleansing the people as a refiner would use fire or fuller’s soap. Being purified is not an easy task for the refiner or for the person who is being refined. But it offers us a chance to be free of our sins and evil ways and to have room for new and glorious growth in God.
In Luke, we hear the parable of the tree which does not produce. The owner says cut it down, but the gardener asks that...
We often say things that we regret. It is important to take the time to think about things before we say them. May the...
God's love comes to us each morning. The Psalmist asks that God make him glad as many days as he has suffered. There are...
