Welcome to Faith Talk. I'm Reverend Jay Stuart Glover, and today we're diving into a thought-provoking topic inspired by a passage from the Old Testament: 1 Samuel 8. With all the recent discussions and debates about leadership and governanc…
Today as we are approaching the end of the Lenten season I would like to speak on the subject “Whom are you seeking” John 18:4-5 4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to…
Ref: Matthew 8:5-11 During this Advent season, the gospel of Matthew provides us with a reading that clearly offers us a peek into the frailty of the human condition, and the will of God, as evidenced through the ministry of Jesus. The story…
Today is the second Sunday of Advent. What is growing inside of you? Text: Luke 1:26-35 Mary Luke 1:11-15 John the Baptist During this advent season we prepare our hearts and minds to celebrate the the birth of Christ. We c…
Text: Luke 13:10-13 (NIV) 10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus…
I Kings 10:1-2 NIV Text: When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions. 2 Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan—w…
Peter Helztel’s contribution to The Justice Project entitled “The Holy Spirit of Justice” clearly articulates the events at “Pentecost” as “providing a template for the Christian movement as a Spirit-empow…
Excerpt from “Religious Education, Journey Beyond the Insularity of the Religious Text” by Jay Glover Language of Separation and Violence That Undergirds Religious Education The task of religious educati…
When I look for words to describe “The Kingdom of God” I am led to acknowledge that we certainly live in the tension between the now and the not yet. Jesus is coming back again to fully “make manifest” the kingdom of G…
Theme: Justification Text: Psalm 23:3 3 He restores my soul;He leads me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake 1-Definition: “Justification is the judicial act of God, by which an individual is brough…