Does the Good News Meet Consumer Demands? (Maybe we all need a jesus tattoo)
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness…” I visited a church for a kids’ sports awards ceremony recently. The young pastor at the front faced a room full of strangers who were waiting impatiently with cameras to see their child get a trophy. He promised us that he only needed five minutes of our time (and that it was a matter of life and death). He talked of last second shots in basketball games and read some words from the book of Romans....
What should “justice” mean in our lives?
In the last several days, the tragic storms that have ripped across our country and left so many hurting, framed against the unfortunate, misguided (and nationally-publicized) doomsday prediction, have left me thinking quite a bit about the messages we are sending to our cultureconcerning what it means to follow Jesus. It has me considering the space between the way the worldoperates and the way it should be….It has me contemplating the idea of justice. My college alma-mater...
Thoughts about Faith, Mourning & Loss: An excerpt from my next book.
I don’t think any of us can truly identify with the widespread heartbreak we are watching unfold across our television screens these days. I have been overwhelmed by the amount of tragedy on the news so far this year. I don’t know about you, but these events have made me contemplate times of mourning. As I sat down to write the blog, I remembered these lines from a chapter in my upcoming book. The chapter is titled “Raindrops over the Atlantic” and focuseson...
