Abortion, choice and what makes a life
(Several years ago, I posted a series of blogs on the issue of abortion. I am reposting them now in light of the news this week that Roe v. Wade
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How to start a fire
Do you know how a log catches fire? There is more to it than meets the eye. To get the log to “catch,” it has to be heated to a
When the brook dries up
I’ve not a fan of that old adage, “Everything happens for a reason.” Usually when people say that, they are blaming God for some bad thing they can’t explain any
Abortion, Ethics and the Church
(This post was first published on this site a little more than a year ago. I am reposting today in recognition of Planned Parenthood’s 100th anniversary earlier this month, and
Sanctification is hell (or, a lesson on the vocabulary of freedom).
A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by Kroger on my way back from Atlanta on a Sunday afternoon. I’d been sharing with another church so someone else from our
The Very Grown-up Work of Incarnation
Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is our head, into Christ. – Ephesians 4:15 Becky Stephen, Senior Director of Field
Jesus is a friend of sinners (and Jesus is a friend of mine).
I’m thinking about a first-century gathering. Jesus is at somebody’s house and he is laughing. It is a deep belly laugh. Someone has just said something (maybe about the irony
God Heals Dis-grace.
I love the way Chonda Pierce teaches the creation story. She talks about how, in the story of Adam and Eve — before they sinned or ever talked to that
Who wouldn’t want to be a universalist? (and why I’m not)
Who wouldn’t want to believe everybody wins — that in the end, God doesn’t have the heart to leave anyone behind? That my non-believing uncle who drank himself to death and
Grace is not for wimps.
C. S. Lewis said you’ll either love Jesus or you’ll hate him. There is no in-between. “… Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a
Four questions and a cup of coffee (a simple way to make spiritual progress)
What if a few Christians got together once a week to share in an intentionally spiritual conversation that challenged each of them to reflect on their growth and challenges as
It would have been enough (or, How Jews worship by remembering)
This evening marks the beginning of Passover. I pray blessing over my Jewish neighbors who will celebrate this high holy feast and remember together God’s faithfulness. In the course of
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