CHRISTIANS: Adversaries of the poor, or advocates for the poor?
I’ve worked with the truly poor most of my adult life. Still, I have surprised myself by how much I’ve let a person’s social media post bother […]
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Feb
2016
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Christianity
10
Feb
2016
Jesus attitude v. Jonah attitude …
It was just late last year that I attended the launch service for Grace City Church, a new church plant in the University City area of beautiful […]
01
Feb
2016
What does it mean that Jesus is preeminent?
In our fear of not being relevant to our culture, we Christians have purposely dropped the use of several biblical words. Instead of teaching a clear understanding […]
22
Jan
2016
A biblical mandate for sensitivity …
When God created us human beings, He did not use a cookie cutter. We’re all different. That means that some of us are stronger than others — […]
12
Jan
2016
Are you wearing your new nature?
I’m one of those people who grew up poor but didn’t know it. One thing that pointed to my family’s limited resources was the few choices available […]
11
Jan
2016
It’s more than putting lipstick on a pig …
Popular “sayings” become popular because they can help us understand a point more clearly. Take, for example, the saying, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but […]
09
Jan
2016
Are we in this together, or aren’t we?
One of the most popular quotes in Chistendom originates from theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer … “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” It’s a […]
01
Dec
2015
The value of risk …
If you really want to live your life to the full, there will be a lot of risks to take. That’s God’s idea! We so often want […]
29
Nov
2015
Relying on God’s mercy …
It doesn’t take a relentless enemy — and Satan is relentless! — to cause you or I to stumble, it just takes us. Even as children of […]
28
Nov
2015
Is there enough “good” to share?
Is it possible to run out of “good”? That sounds like a silly question, but it happens to be a real fear of many people. In 1980, […]