Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
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07/03/25
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
07/02/25
How do the words “The righteous shall live by his faith” go from a context of hope in hopelessness to the cornerstone declaration of the chief doctrine of the Christian faith?
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03/22/21
If sin is only a matter of “doing,” then “undoing” and/or “redoing” would serve as the equivalent savior necessary to find redemption.
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03/21/21
Undue Protestant antipathies toward Mary have muted not only her place in redemption history and its necessary connection to Christology, but also the virtue of virginity.
03/18/21
The petition not to be led into temptation is found in just the right place within the seven petitions.
03/17/21
Let’s stop pretending that we’ll wait for our children to grow up so they can choose their religion. Parents always choose their children’s religion. Without exception. It’s just that, in some cases, this religion operates under a different name.
03/16/21
When you walk into church on Sunday, you may not notice, but there are wounded soldiers sitting in every single pew.
03/13/21
Jesus lives to intercede. So we needn’t bring him our feigned righteousness or our faux rehabilitation.
03/06/21
In schools and on barstools and in delis and where two or three gather, your Savior turns you loose to encounter those who are delightful and loveable.
03/02/21
Apathy, melancholy, and disillusionment plague the footsteps of the up-and-coming generations more than ever, especially in the realm of religion, and it’s worth asking, “Why?”
02/23/21
Yes, Adam and Eve both participated in sin. This was a joint effort of the two genders of mankind. They are both sinners. But the first sin wasn't letting the serpent in the garden.
02/16/21
Jesus Christ is our peace because he doesn't criticize us. He declares us freed from our perceptions to accept the truth about ourselves.
02/10/21
We can celebrate what others consider mundane and ordinary because it's miraculous. After all, it's God-given.
02/03/21
Regardless of my experience, my talents, or even my mood, it’s these gifts of Christ that I have to give away. They are all I have, and they are everything.
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