“You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say, do not resist an evil person!” “If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.” “If a soldier demands that you carry his gear…
Read more Jesus is all about retaliation (not pacifism, but activism)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 One of the many really great things about the guys I am meeting with in small groups at WFPC is how smart they are, how sharp, how focused in terms of their commitment to read, to share ideas, to listen, and to learn.…
Read more Do we need to “be” blessed, or are we “already” blessed?
Jesus is a huge, all-encompassing, cosmic idea
Read more Jesus: from “the Divine Reason” to personal savior; from Logos to friend
They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished… – Luke 2 Today’s Advent focus is “Manger”. We…
Read more There is no other story: (8 manger scenes – one act of humility and vulnerability)
What's happening is life. Raw, contagious, authentic, fresh, unfiltered, vital, abundant, spilling over, dynamic...
Read more it may take a village… but that village needs a great church too
Don't just smile at the photos of the children. Look at yourself and your concerns and worries and take a clue from Jesus
Read more 7 smiles from the children plus one gem from Jesus
From [Jesus] the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. – Ephesians 4:16 It’s interesting how my writing seems to have fallen into a pattern, reflecting what I am learning from day to day and how insight comes so clearly through the…
Read more Like it or not, Church is a critical element of Christian Faith
filtered through the lens of God's spectacular initiative of love and grace in Jesus.
Read more I’m dreaming of a “festive, quirky, faith-filled” Christmas…
...to capture something of the light and promise that first infiltrated this world two-thousand years ago when heaven came down and glory spilled into the human experience
It's a tree falling in the forest thing - a message is not actually communicated until someone has received it.
Read more on respecting the scriptures enough to “search them” with care…
