Into this unknown I travel, be it foggy or clear, always with the presence of God. Into this unknown we travel as the community of faith in Jesus. Continue reading
Have you ever heard someone say “I do not take my child to church because I want them to choose their own spiritual path.” Have you ever considered the ridiculousness of that phrase? Continue reading
There are very serious breaches of trust, grave hurt, that human beings can inflict on one another and from which we need healing… how do I interpret my relationship with my brother in the kingdom of God? Continue reading
The challenge is ours to make sure that what is demonstrated is both attractive and authentic. Let’s be intentional about how we are church: how we treat one another, how we welcome the stranger, how we deal with conflict, how we discuss budgets. Whatever we do, we are called to do it in love, in faith, in hope. Continue reading
Can we, who do not live in most ways as if the appointed time is growing short, hear in chapter 7 an invitation to the same kind of freedom that Paul was writing about last week in chapter 6? Continue reading
When was the last time you invited someone to church? And more importantly, when will be the next time you invite someone to church? Continue reading
Life and ministry this week have seemed to have come to a grinding halt in so many ways. Amid the changes and challenges of winter weather, amid the ups and downs of the changing of liturgical seasons, I have said goodbye to a dear friend, whom many of you would have read about in a previous post. Continue reading
How does ‘luck’ coincide with our understanding of God as Lord of heaven and earth? Is the appeal to something as ‘Lucky’ actually a dethronement of God as Lord over all of creation? Continue reading
Money ought not be simply an instrument with which to buy things, but an instrument through which we respond to God’s grace and love through our own generosity. Continue reading
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Dear Christian trolls of the Internet
Christian troll, you are better than this. Be who you are: trolling is not the ministry to which you were called, and a troll is not the person God created you to be. Continue reading →