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I can get pretty worked up imagining that the furthering of the kingdom of God depends on me. How am I going to convince people of the existence of God? How will I share the gospel with everyone in my life? When will I ever find time to research every trending controversy and know the …[ read more ]

Followers of Jesus Christ should be having some hard conversations with God and within their congregations in the wake of the New Zealand Mosque shooting. We live in times when worshipers have been gunned down in mosques, synagogues, and churches. How, then, shall the followers of Christ respond? First, let us confirm on every level …[ read more ]

I’ve been studying the book of Jonah. I used to see it primarily as a story about a man who ran from God. That’s not me. So, I enjoyed studying Jonah because it was a safe foray into someone else’s follies. Slim chance of personal conviction. A prophet with issues. A follower who doesn’t like …[ read more ]

Women are powerful beings.  With a glance, we can raise a man’s hopes or wither his self-esteem (often leaving me to wonder why burka-enforcing men think it safe to leave a window for the laser-beam of a woman’s eyes.) As women have risen to inhabit an equal place in culture (which is a good thing), …[ read more ]

Have you ever learned a lesson about your own faith from someone opposed to it? God taught me a significant life lesson through an encounter with a warlock. Fresh out of Christian college, I had energy to burn and invested it all in the residents of an inner-city runaway shelter in Providence, RI. Not sure …[ read more ]