And what is our mission, as followers of the Living Way? It is to shine with integrity, to hold out the word of life in an offering of promise, and to invite people to Bethlehem, to meet the Christ, and to know what it is to be loved without reservation, or prejudice, or restriction.
This earth is a wild and marvelous place, a biosphere that we cannot control. However, God still charged humankind with the responsibility to manage it lovingly, carefully, and respectfully.
Summer may be over, and the fall colors may still be a few weeks away, but this is still a beautiful time of the year here in Wake Forest. Somehow, despite the constrictions of time and my limitations as a… Read More ›
Jesus set into motion the possibility for humanity to move beyond the soul-crushing limitations of egocentricity and self-interest,
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue… Read More ›
Do all things without murmuring and arguing, so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world. It is… Read More ›
In the aftermath of Paris there is a lot of talk about human behavior, and I’m concerned that many of these terms seem to represent moving targets, and that the way we respond to horrific events often only serves to muddy the waters, and what we really mean when we say “right,” and “wrong” is often more rooted in self interest than it is something universal, or true.
You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill can’t be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lampstand, and it… Read More ›
Be strong, be courageous, and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that you… Read More ›
