According to the church calendar, we are in the season of Eastertide which marks the 50 days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost. I like…
Tag: Faith
Joy Is a Verb
I’m not going to lie - finding joy during 2020 was difficult for me. I suspect many of you may have found that challenging…
Vicarious Faith in Community
A few years ago, I ran into a friend who was going through some tough family times. I asked him if there was anything…
Strength in Ephesians: The Body, the Armor, the Power
If you’ve been part of a marching band, you know how intricate the planning is for halftime. I spent the last 16 years in…
Fruitfulness through Faithfulness
I have found Psalm 1 to be a guiding principle in my life and ministry; it speaks to my theology and character as a…
How to Pray in Active Waiting
I am horrible at waiting. I don’t always hate waiting itself, but I have expectations. When something is not done in the timeframe I…
The Startling Poetry of Madeleine L’Engle
It is startling to encounter words that easily puncture what troubles us, in a moment aching for the holy iconoclasm of the poetry of Madeleine L’Engle.
Doubts & the Mission of Jesus
Jesus saw them. He sent them. They were still part of his team, his flock, his people. Their doubts did not exclude them from the mission.
Suzanne Nicholson ~ Answers in the Darkness: A Prayer
And so you teach me:
Certainty has become my idol.
Predictability.
Expectations met.
That looks like faith to me:
I ask, knowing that you can.
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Testimony, Conversion, and the Search for Genuine Faith
The question of whether testimony of following Jesus Christ is genuine isn’t a new question birthed solely from a time on the planet when mass communications highlight celebrity lifestyles. The early church dealt with this question, and leaders often counseled prudence, care, pastoral sensitivity, and community accountability.