I will sing for the one I love — a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard — on a fertile hillside. He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. … Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit. — Isaiah 5:1–7 What will God find? You’ve worked hard all summer in your garden. You pulled the weeds, fertilized, even fought off the squirrels. When harvest comes, what should you expect? …Way too many tomatoes, zucchini, and...

Here's what's new at Beautiful Savior Oakley... But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them. — Genesis 50:19–21 The Weight We Aren't Meant to Hold It had been years since Joseph’s brothers hurt him. It was as bad as it gets — they sold...

Here's what's new at Beautiful Savior Oakley... “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. — Matthew 18:15-20 An awkward...