1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”— 3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’” 4 And so John…
Tuesday I began a three-part series on the struggle to find a home church. In Part 1, I discussed the conundrum of having to become members before you can get involved in community. Today, I want to unpack our disappointment with membership requirements that don’t fit who we are, where we are, and how we…
One of my favorite passages in the whole Bible is Acts 2:42-47, which describes the early church: The Fellowship of the Believers 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles….
Last weekend, one of my writers at The Glorious Table came to me, confessing that she thought another writer on the team had committed plagiarism on her personal blog. Unsure what to do about it, she looked to me for counsel. Plagiarism is a serious offense, and I had to think carefully about how to advise…
In his acclaimed Walden, Henry David Thoreau writes, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.” Quiet desperation. I’ve certainly had my moments of it, mostly when the trajectory of my life seemed to be–well, a non-trajectory. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned about God in…
Even if you didn’t grow up in church, you probably know the story of Jonah. He was the guy who ran away from God and got swallowed by a big fish. Sounds familiar, right? Let’s dive a little deeper into the situation. Why did Jonah run from God? Well, God asked Jonah to do something,…