We need to embrace the seasons of our lives with relish and wonder. They are indications of God’s creative love and graceful presence. All that men define as chaos in the universe may be that way from their limited perspectives… Continue reading

Do you have the urge? Do you want to change the world? Then the next step is to take the next step. Continue reading

… that we should go unto the heathen …  -Galatians 2:9 It is a wonderful thing to know your calling. Paul had a clear sense of mission and the church confirmed that mission.  Some would go here and others would… Continue reading

  And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they… Continue reading

    Rembrandt offers us a remembrance of one of the stoning instances in the New Testament. Stephen was stoned as a false prophet. It was technically legal under ancient Jewish law to carry this out. A few years earlier.… Continue reading

  In Matthew 13, Mark 4, and Luke 8, Jesus has a boat at his disposal. That is a resource that someone has provided for the ministry. We are looking at a Christian perspective on responsible and redemptive use of… Continue reading

  Election day is coming this week. Please vote. Think. Read. Pray. Think. Pray. Vote. Don't expect yourself, your pastor, or your favorite news outlet to be infallible. Don't trust every mailer, tweet, post, or commercial that comes across your… Continue reading

"Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in… Continue reading

There is a simplicity buried in the complexity of prayer that emerges in the moment of our fullest engagement as we turn to God and God turns us around and around and around — so much so, that it resembles… Continue reading

Gabby Giffords was not the first to say this, but she is, perhaps, the most credible. Here's what Jesus said: “Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed,… Continue reading