What Jesus Meant When He Called Us Family
What the early church can teach us about living together, and loving, as Jesus intended.
What the early church can teach us about living together, and loving, as Jesus intended.
Sometimes you guys give us ideas for posts. Corwin did that in a reply to my last post, talking about Solomon’s turn away from wisdom: Turns out knowing what is right doesn’t necessarily mean that you will do what is right. By the end of his life, Solo …
That question carries an assumption, so let me break it down: Are you in a Bible study right now? If so, what are you studying? There’s a reason for the timing of this question. Group Bible studies, like lots of things, are often seasonal: People take …
Bill Gaither (“bless”) wrote a chorus that begins, “Get all excited, go tell everybody that Jesus Christ is King.” I doubt it’s on most young adults’ playlists, because 1) it’s Bill Gaither, and 2) the lyrics aren’t vague enough. They’re not poetic, i …
My friend slash mentor slash former coworker, Chris, pointed me a few days ago to an interesting article on Relevant, titled “Is This God’s Voice or Mine?” The title alone compelled me. I know I’ve found myself wondering if some thought I’m having, esp …
My, how the mind wanders when it ought to be working on homework. Mine has wandered now to two conversations I had — one, several months ago with Liam, my brother-in-law, and another several weeks later with my good friend and seminarian, Brad. I aske …
Last week you probably heard about Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who had a public meltdown after a stressful flight. The debacle included Slater firing off a round of obscenities, grabbing a couple of beers and sliding down the emergency …
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Hum …
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