Love of Neighbor

Friendship in the Old Testament: David and Jonathan

01/20/20

12 mins

By Chad Bird

Jonathan saw in David a reflection of who he himself was. This recognition pulled him outside himself and bound him to another.
Forgiving Others Is Not All About You: When Forgiveness Mutates into Self-Help

01/28/19

12 mins

By Chad Bird

Just as we believe ourselves to be forgiven because God sees us in Christ, so to forgive others is to see them as God sees them in Christ. To forgive, in other words, is to put God’s eyes in our eyes and our eyes in God’s eyes.
A Cynic Walks into a Church

11/08/18

12 mins

By Chad Bird

The more that we hear the law, the more we recognize others as those who, like us, are torn and tattered by the wounds of sin and brokenness.
Our Retribution Shrines: Why Forgiving Others Hurts Like Religion

08/25/18

11 mins

By Chad Bird

For on the other side of the death of forgiveness is the resurrection of joy. An easter in which we emerge from the tomb in the arms of the man whose scars glow with mercy.
The Birth of Childhood: How Jesus Revolutionized Our Understanding of Children

07/22/18

11 mins

By Chad Bird

Jesus comes to pop our bubbles of pride, implode our towers of vanity, expose our arrogant adulting ways, and brings us down, down, down. Down to his level, which is the level of crucifixion.
- Love of Neighbor
- Vocation
Six Bits of Advice for Men Staring at Divorce

04/23/18

13 mins

By Chad Bird

We have to endure darkness before we’re ready for the light again. God is doing what he does best: he’s conforming us to his Son, to Jesus, who was buried in the darkness and rose again into the light on Easter.
Did You See That Gorilla in Church?

03/03/18

8 mins

By Chad Bird

Give us eyes to see the face of Jesus in that little child wriggling in front of us, tugging at his mom’s sleeve, wanting a drink of water.
- Love of Neighbor
- Vocation
Prayer Won't Stop School Shootings

02/17/18

7 mins

By Chad Bird

A good place to start is to work hard at loving those no one else seems to love. I can’t think of a more Christ-like action.
Give Us Religion Where the Good Things Run Wild

02/04/18

10 mins

By Chad Bird

Jesus came to lay down his life for us. He didn’t come to slip 6’ leashes on the necks of his canine followers. He came to set us free.
Wasting Our Love

01/28/18

8 mins

By Chad Bird

We follow the example of creation and her Creator, wasting our love quite prodigally in fulfilling our callings, whether we’re thanked or spurned, applauded or ignored.
It's OK to Be an Average Parent

08/25/17

10 mins

By Chad Bird

Being a run-of-the-mill, mediocre parent is a gift to your children. It models for them what life is all about: the little things, the overlooked things, the minuscule elements of daily life that—in various ways—are God’s gifts to us.
The Affair

07/06/17

13 mins

By Chad Bird

If affairs always begin by believing lies, then repentance always begins by believing the truth: the truth that you are in the wrong, the truth that you have a God who loves you in Jesus Christ, and the truth that he and he alone can save you not only from adultery but from every sin that seeks to lead you down the path of destruction.

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