Category: discipleship
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› Read more: On Benefits
On Benefits
When I hear benefits, I immediately think of insurance plans, copays, deductibles, and group numbers. Adulthood will do that to…
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› Read more: The Pure and Sore in Heart
The Pure and Sore in Heart
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God (Matthew 5:8). The Greek word makarios, used repeatedly in…
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› Read more: What a Waste
What a Waste
An alabaster jar worth a year of wages. A woman lavish in her love. Practical disciples who call this waste.…
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› Read more: A Mascot for Muddled Times
A Mascot for Muddled Times
I cannot say we are those with a penchant for excellent mascots. As one whose college mascot was “The Blue…
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› Read more: Harboring Pilate: A Lenten Devotional
Harboring Pilate: A Lenten Devotional
It’s easy to want to wash our hands of the one who washed his hands of Jesus. It is much…
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› Read more: Stillness is Not Stasis
Stillness is Not Stasis
In a nation historically known for its restlessness and in an age where productivity and action are highly valued, stillness…
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› Read more: Reigning in Responsibility
Reigning in Responsibility
When both nature and nurture agree on something, what is a soul to do? Both personality tests and the test…
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› Read more: Harboring Hatred and Hope: A Lenten Journey
Harboring Hatred and Hope: A Lenten Journey
We are officially in the Lenten season, a forty-day period in the liturgical calendar that is intended for reflection and…
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› Read more: Power in the Parenthetical (Counting Cups of Cold Water)
Power in the Parenthetical (Counting Cups of Cold Water)
In a world obsessed with the flashy and seen, God’s kingdom often advances through a parenthetical power. For every front-page…
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› Read more: Deconstructing Deconstruction
Deconstructing Deconstruction
The Chargers left us for the lure of a new and improved stadium in Los Angeles. To be honest, this…
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