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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06/10/20
The enemy comes with his wounding, haunting words, and I stand behind my advocate Christ the Lord. He gives me more words, better words, truer words.
06/08/20
Silence is an important and valuable tool for change and empathy, self-reflection, and learning.
06/08/20
Christ isn’t preached in his glory but in his ignominy, his utter shame, degradation, and desolation.
06/04/20
God doesn’t permit me to write you off regardless of who you are or what you may have done. Nor does he allow you to dismiss me because I might not fit your image of a vessel of God’s mercy.
06/02/20
Justice and love are united in God, and we see this most clearly in Jesus on the cross. There, both God's hatred toward sin and compassion for the world come together.
06/01/20
We are meant to serve in love both our neighbor in need as well as the neighbor who doesn’t think they need us.
06/01/20
There is a time for justice. And there is a time for love. But love must always have the final word. Jesus must have the final word, because Jesus is God and God is Love.
05/31/20
Before the Fall the waters were one dimensional—they gave life. After the Fall, another dimension is added. The waters kill/drown and they give life. This becomes the New Testament language of Baptism.
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05/31/20
Peter’s monumental sermon on Pentecost declares the kingdom purposes and divine saving work of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit which culminate in the new world order with Christ in charge, governing in the power of the Spirit.
05/31/20
The Lord, who is with us, retains authority over us. His promise calls for trust and obedience.
05/29/20
Our use–or disuse–of language reveals a deeper need than a bubbly carbonated soda. It highlights a gift given and a gift fallen, and it leaves us thirsting for a gift restored.
05/28/20
To understand the meaning of the Pentecost miracle for the life of a Christian, we must first learn to see it through the lens of the history that came before it.
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