Reflection on Luke 15:1–10 Luke 15 opens with an astonishing reality: “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him” (v.1). Those considered outcasts and moral failures were irresistibly attracted to Jesus. In contrast, the Pharisees and scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them” (v.2). Their criticism…

The Nicene Creed is an authoritative, carefully worded summary of biblical truth that the Church recites to confess its foundational doctrines and to remind believers that they belong to something far greater than themselves. Spoken slowly, reverently and meanigfully, it shapes and strengthens Christian faith because, in a real sense, our lives depend on the…