This may seem like an odd pairing. Who could argue with the prohibition against robbery? But how...
He had the nurses turn his bed to face the window. “I like to watch the sun come through,” he says. I move over and slat the blinds, look down onto the street—onto...
When I picked up Come Be My Light, I discovered a stark honesty that caught me off guard. Mother Teresa was not the woman the world thought we knew. As Shane Claiborne noted...
In our time of history, the Good News of Christ is once again being mocked as foolish.
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind...
When Jesus calls us to love our enemies, we might wonder what that really means in practice. Surely, we're not to get all warm and fuzzy when we think about those who seek...
When we think about finishing well, we swerve toward headline events. But what about the less dramatic finishings?
Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane is, in my opinion, the most unexpected prayer ever. There is no prayer in Scripture...
One of the more frequent words translated as “community” or “fellowship” in the New Testament is koinonia. This was a well-used word...
In the past few days, I have been examining in detail the verb “to be saved” as...
Some managers baulk when Christian values are actually expected at work.
How can we live rich, full lives? How can we flourish at work and at home, at church and in the community? 2 Corinthians 8 answers these questions by drawing out implications of the Incarnation of...
The church of Jesus Christ began with a group of frightened men in a second-floor room in Jerusalem.
Every time I read Psalm 50, I am startled. In this psalm, God recognizes that the Israelites are properly offering the sacrifices...
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I love watching football highlights. I'm not supposed to admit that, I know. It's a bit of a betrayal to women everywhere who loathe this season for the temporary widowhood it imposes.This time...
As a pastor, I have often had people come to talk with me about finding God's will for their lives. Usually, they...
The problem of pain comes when times are hard. When we are passed over for promotion or lose a job, when we...
I love this passage. It’s one of my favorites in Scripture, and I’ll tell you why. First of all, I like how honest it is in its portrayal of Moses. Here is one...
In this passage, Paul offers a definitive statement of what it means to be a leader.
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