How Does God Respond When People Have Suicidal Thinking?
There are four things we as the body of Christ can do to bring the love of Christ into the lives of those who are struggling.
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The Beauty of Open Doors and Tables
The hundred or so men and a dozen or so women filed into the “dining room” at the Kino Border...
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One Childhood
When we invest time, energy, and efforts in our children during their childhood, we nurture and nourish their minds, spirits, and souls forever.
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National Suicide Awareness Month
September is National Suicide Awareness Month (also known as Suicide Prevention Month). While awareness is increasing, the numbers of suicide seem to continue to go up as well. What can you do to help?
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Does Patriotism Have a Place in the American Church?
Were we ever to have such a wedding of the kingdom of God and a kingdom of the Earth anyway? I think it has been a major mistake, and we will see the ramifications of it in our long-term discipleship for the next generation or two in America.
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The Plum Palace: Where Do You Place Your Belief?
This begs the question that transcends automobiles: What conditions dictate your belief? Is your belief in God conditional? We all are answering this question every day by how we live our lives because our beliefs dictate everything – who and what we believe in and why we believe.
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The Gospel Is for Now
Jesus made a way for us to have eternal life with God, and he brought vibrant and beautiful life to people in their day-to-day lives.
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Reflections from My Plantation Visit
It occurred to me in the midst of my reflections that we all construct God in the image we need him to take on to justify things we want to continue to do, believe and participate in. These might not be practices like the wretchedness of slavery, but they are wretched practices nonetheless in the eyes of our creator.
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Is Jesus the Center or Boundary of Your Theology?
A centered-set theology focuses on Jesus being the object of pursuit, study and attention in developing doctrines in the context of a relationship with Jesus and fellow Christians.
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Book Review: ‘Becoming a Just Church’ by Adam Gustine
Does a church have to choose if it must focus on evangelism or justice in its community? Adam Gustine answers this question in his new book, ‘Becoming a Just Church.’
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After Violence Against My New Orleans Church, It’s Time for Forgiveness
Our church and community were shaken last week with the random and senseless attack on two daycare...
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How Should Christians Respond to Public Accusations?
As Christians we are to “seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God” (Micah 6:8), but the intoxicating allure of instant judgment can sweep us into an upsetting fit that results in ill-informed witnesses to God’s justice.
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