The Rock in a Hard Place

Behold: The Israelite people, caught in between imprisonment and promise. They were freed people, but they weren’t without fear. There was a deep need: They were without...

Labor and Delivery

It’s no revelation, really: Looking different will invariably attract different looks. What’s true in the physical realm is also true for someone who is spiritually attractive. There...

My Hunger…and My Help

All of us have hungers(healthy and unhealthy, but we have to be careful about what we do to help those hungers. What’s true in the physical is...

Kept in the Clouds

We’re a different people. We’re a diverse people—from all ages of life, stages of life, wages of life and walks of life. And yet, despite our differences,...

The Leftovers

In the throes of disappointment, dejection, letdown or loss, many of us have considered the question: “Do I count?” Does my life matter? Does what I do...

Pass the Salt…

Of all descriptions Jesus could dig up for anyone who would be his disciple, he decides on two: Salt and light. Why these? Why us…and so what?...

The Yoke is Broke 2.0

Our faith as followers of Jesus teaches us many things—not the least of which is that there is so much more than what we see in the...

The Yoke is Broke

Our faith as followers of Jesus teaches us many things—not the least of which is that there is so much more than what we see in the...

The Biggest Loser

In order to gain some things in the life, you have to be willing to shed some things in life. In fact, the extent to which some...

Wade

There are a lot of ideas or assumptions built into baptism—some of which we’ve birthed on our own; others we’ve brought with us from childhood. What’s it...