I spent three years out of professional ministry. It proved a valuable season for me. In the middle of that season I reflected on the…
I would like to continue on some thoughts from yesterday. It is easy for us to read the New Testament and criticize the Jewish believers…
From a dungeon John the Baptist sent his disciples to ask Jesus about their expectations that seemed to be going unmet. They asked, “Are you…
The term hospitality conjures up significantly different images for different people. Unfortunately, the term has been reduced in many minds to the concept of entertaining…
The so-called Occupy Movement eventually shifted its strategy from occupying public spaces to occupying foreclosed homes and abandoned buildings. If you listen to the voices…
One of the best ways to learn more about your own culture is to go live within the context of another. I never had a…
The nativity scenes that surround us this time of year probably seem as natural to us as Christmas trees and carols. However, if you have…
In both its historical context and literary structure Lamentations is unique. The prophet Jeremiah wrote the book after seeing the destruction in Jerusalem left behind…
Time is a funny thing. While time is a universal reality, we each measure it and experience it in different ways. Thus, there are over…
I’m going to tell you something I do not do very well. But, only if you will not tell the other mothers. Because I have…