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 […]

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 […]