As you may recall, the Christians in Corinth were struggling with the issue of spiritual manifestations. In particular, some of the believers there were overly excited about speaking in unknown...
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Yesterday, I sought to answer the question "Is it okay to want more of the Spirit's power?" On the basis of ...
When I was a teenager, the whole discussion of spiritual gifts was a lively and controversial one. Some people in my church...
Stories are told and retold because they have wisdom, the Heath brothers tell us in this week’s book club chapter of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die.
Sometimes we Christians have a tendency to make God too small. Not that we actually diminish God, of course. But our thoughts and images of God can be of a divine pal who...
In August, my wife and I and two kids moved into an old house. Bob and Pat to the left (if you’re...
My neighborhood is a pod of houses, once on the edge, now in the middle of town.
It was impossible to ignore. The shrill siren blasted through the hallways and the strobe lights flashed in a dizzying display.
AT LEAST. Those two words show up in too many conversations.
I’ve been known to straighten a picture or two when the host isn’t looking. My office is a wreck, but when it comes to doing something the way it’s supposed to be done...
Inspector Javert is one of my favorite figures in all of literature. He plays a key role in Victor Hugo's classic novel, Les Misérables. Most people today know him by way of the...
In 1989 my wife and I arrived in San Antonio, fresh out of seminary, where we graduated together with identical degrees. We came because Jeanene had been hired as a chaplain in the Baptist Health...
When I first begin reading the description of love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, I'm encouraged, but not especially troubled. I try to...
There were fireflies and one lone sprinkler fanning droplets onto grass before reaching just beyond a low retaining wall in a shower of water that danced at my feet.
I am convinced that we could make the world a better place if we would simply focus on one aspect of love...
