One of the greatest temptations that we bear as Christians is allowing our focus to become narrowed upon our own perspective, our own needs and our own wants. We may not all have… read more

Encountering Acts At first glance, today’s text from Acts 10 has little to do with the baptism of Jesus. A baptism has just occurred, a very controversial baptism, the… read more

Philosophy should be done with a hammer, Friedrich Nietzsche once said. So, too, preaching. Nietzsche penned these words in the context of his (in)famous attack on those… read more

The problem as God gave Habakkuk to see it: God, how long do I have to cry out for help before you listen? How many times do I have to yell, “Help! Murder! Police!”… read more

It's clear that racism is a problem in our country, as tragedy has recently reminded us that just having a certain color skin can get you shot in America today. It's overwhelming. … read more

This article was first published by Ministry Matters in July 2016. Beloved in Christ Jesus: Above everything else I want to remind you that today and all days you and all people… read more