Weakness, Innocence, and Purity is the Kingdom
Note to the Reader This post is longer than usual, but its length testifies to its importance. Jesus was born during a time of high political and racial tension. For starters, first-century …
Note to the Reader This post is longer than usual, but its length testifies to its importance. Jesus was born during a time of high political and racial tension. For starters, first-century …
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you …
There is no part of our lives that Jesus isn't interested in. He's interested in all of it. Every bit of it. This idea can be quite unnerving. Each of us …
Today I read the following testimony. "In 1975, our house was robbed. My father called 911 and the officer who received the dispatch raced to our house. While on the way, …
When people hear that I'm a missionary in Haiti, many of them ask, "Aren't you afraid?" The answer is always NO. Haitian voudou, like all mystic and pagan-anamistic worldview and religions, …
Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey starred together in the 1997 film Contact. Even though the film is an agnostic commentary on religious belief, I still love it for its entertainment …
From the outset of the Scriptures, God forbids his people to create idols. In the ancient world, idols not only represent gods, but were also the physical manifestation of the gods. The …
I was recently visiting with some wonderful Christian men and women at a church in Waco, Texas. They invited me to come to share about ministry in Haiti. Many of …
Raising kids has reminded me that we don’t always know what’s best for ourselves, even as adults. This seems simple, but this is really is the issue at the heart …
Freedom is a theme that runs through Christianity. But what is freedom for the Christian? The strongest teaching of freedom that we find in the Bible is freedom from the …