In Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys, Richard Twiss writes, For us First Nations people, following Creator-Jesus within our Indigenous cultural ways without submitting to the hegemonic cultural assumptions of …
Why You Need the Holy Spirit
I have a regrettable memory of my first summer job. I had done something irresponsible but managed to get away with it. A few “white lies” (if there are such …
Make it Right with Mom
It’s Never Too Late I have a distinct memory of mocking my mom in front of her friends. I was an obnoxious teen, full of myself, and thought I was …
Why We All Need to Honor Our Mother
Everywhere you go, you see them. It is impossible not to see them. Even more invasively, you see them even in the mirror. And yet, I suspect you rarely consider …
Being Salt and Light
My wife complains about my cooking. I think I do okay. In fact, I like trying it. So, why does she complain? Because too often I don’t use salt. “Make …
Are You Ready to Suffer For Doing Good?
My friend in Eastern Europe grew up in the fading days of the Soviet Union. The only Christian family in her small village, when she was eight-years-old, she was brought …
Get Beyond Keeping Peace: Start Making It
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 I’m a dad of six kids. I know a peace that has been shattered. Often. When …
The Power of Mercy
Turning Power On Its Head Amon Goethe, the Nazi concentration camp commandant in the Oscar Award-winning film Schindler’s List, is a brutal character. He kills willingly. He has no empathy. …
We Can’t Do It Alone
Theme of the Week: Marriage Celebration Bible Verse: “Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to …
Perseverance
Theme of the Week: Devoted Bible Verse: “So the LORD God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.” Genesis 3:23, …