It is so tempting to close ourselves off after deep wounding, after failed attempts to come together as people of faith. We might ask ourselves, “Why isn’t this working out?” Still, we must believe that God is at work, that while we want to throw our hands up in despair, God’s hands are still in. All […]
This is not what I had in mind. When I became a Christian, I though that I joined a family, that we all loved each other. Have you ever tried to get all the Christians in a room? I thought we were a body. But, not just any body– Christ’s. Far from his truth, we […]
I hate you. Three words that we do not expect to hear from a Christian and certainly not from the pulpit. This is why we use other words to cover them up. Because it doesn’t sound good. And it’s not a good look for those who would profess to be in relationship with the God […]
In recent weeks, God has been seen in public or at least those who claim to represent the deity. And there is this debate as to whether or not the name of God should be invoked at all. With the needs of people politicized, it is hard to know when to speak for or against […]
The early Church shared all things in common; but, the Church in North America remains stingy and divided, only willing to see our differences (Acts 2.44). One community: in Christ. One confession: “One Lord, one faith, one baptism” (Ephesians 4.5). Still, the divisions seem to intensify as the Bible is politicized and the people we […]