Benediction: Truth or Dare
How fascinating is it that the game “Truth or Dare” exists? The whole premise of this game is that as … Continue reading Benediction: Truth or Dare
How fascinating is it that the game “Truth or Dare” exists? The whole premise of this game is that as … Continue reading Benediction: Truth or Dare
One of the jokes I’ve always heard about Sunday School is that if you don’t know the answer to a … Continue reading Benediction: The Prodigal Son
I think if we, the church, want to live into the resurrected life we have been called to, the first … Continue reading Benediction: Ephesians 1:1-3
I know for me, the greatest hindrance to Sabbath rest is fear. What would happen if I paused? Because I’m … Continue reading Benediction: Sabbath
Enter into the perspective of the younger son. You’ve spit in your father’s face, left home and lived a failed … Continue reading Benediction: The Prodigal Son
One of my favorite theologians, Robert Capon, suggests that the best name for the Parable we are studying would be … Continue reading Benediction: The Prodigal Son – The Father
“Search me, God, and know my heart;” So what if he does? And isn’t that question answered when God took … Continue reading Benediction: Psalm 139:23-24
Jesus’ last meal was with a bunch of cowards and backstabbers, and he knew it. He went on from that … Continue reading Benediction: On “Communion”
There are some theologians who think that when Jesus was telling the story of the Prodigal Son he was intentionally … Continue reading Benediction: Jonah 3-4
The Old Testament is a story of failure. Repeated Failure. A thousand odd pages of God telling people “Trust me … Continue reading Benediction: Matthew 5:20