The Least of These: What Jesus Said about the Judgment
When it comes to talking about the most vulnerable in society, Christians often default to the phrase “least of these.” It comes from the tai...
The Jesus I Know and Do Not Know
If you’ve grown up in the United States, or anywhere with a strong evangelical presence, it’s very likely that you’re familiar with the ide...
The (Impossible) Task of Following Jesus
I wasn’t a responsible kid, so I took the bet pretty much every morning and ended up scrambling most days. In the half-sleep of dozing, the cur...
Scripture – Engagement, Growth, and How the Spirit Works
Forgetting or ignoring the ritual was a secret kept with the deepest gravity. If the rest of the ranks found out you were neglecting, swift and c...
The Hard Task of Reading Well
When it comes to finding insightful meaning, surprising connections, or new depth in Scripture the best advice is simple: Read.
The God of Eternity
God used title “I Am” that God to define Himself in Exodus 3, but it is more than a title—it is also a description. The “I Am” is the e...
The Curious
Conversations about the nature of truth are not uncommon today. It is discussed in both theoretical terms and very practical (and personal) setti...
The Chilling Tale of a King
The book of Judges opens with the failure of Israel to accomplish the task given to her by God. The land of Canaan still has dozens of cultures a...
That Skill – Using Words to Invite Others Into Freedom
We’ve been wounded, the Christian faith professes; all of us. But it’s a wounding we’ve been denying and running from ever since, covering ...
Teach Us to Pray
“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth” (Psalm 145:18). So He invites us to draw near, and He promises tha...
Talking with My Father: Jesus Teaches on Prayer
Notice the context of Jesus’ teaching in this passage: His discussion of prayer immediately follows His prediction of His second coming (this p...
Taking Sin Seriously
Christians take sin seriously. So seriously, in fact, that we have instituted extra rules and regulations to govern our beliefs and behaviors. Pr...
Sermon on the Mount
Our Lord began His discourse by saying, “Blessed are . . . ,” and His hearers must have been staggered by what followed. According to Jesus C...
Spiritual Disciplines – Running the Race
We find sustenance through the rich legacy of men and women who have left us a treasure trove of spiritual practices rooted in Scripture to encou...
Scandalous Savior: How Jesus Revealed the Heart of the Father
Jesus’s mission had two primary aspects. He declared one of those aspects when He said, “The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that whi...
The Sacrifice of the Incarnation
He “existed in the form of God.” This phrase speaks of a reality that was present before time began. Before the creation of the universe. Bef...
Risking Prayer
Remade in the Image of Jesus
Reclaiming Hope: Why We All Need Mercy, Justice, and Hope
What does it mean to live as a people who believe in God’s mercy and justice, and that they actually make a difference in this world? In our li...
Reading Scripture: What Every Christian Needs to Know
Outrageous Compassion
He began with a stunningly wry self-introduction. He let us know that he has more than a dozen wives. Pausing for effect, he looked around the ro...
Origin Story: Following Jesus Back to the Beginning
My 22-year-old son’s faith doesn’t look like mine—and that’s fine. Colin has arrived at his own faith for his own good reasons. His faith...
One of Us – Why Jesus Came
The Higher Power, the Word, came to us in time and space two thousand years ago on that very first Christmas and began communicating with us thro...
My Soul in Silence – Learning How to Pray
