Advent Week 2: Perfect Peace
The Hebrew word for peace is shalom. This word occurs over 250 times in the Old Testament. It refers to relationships between people, nations, and God with men.
Advent Week 1: Hope Requires Risk
What is hope? Is it mere wishful thinking? Why do some people seem to spill over with hope while others can’t even find the cup?
Jesus is the Most Inclusive and Most Exclusive
Issues of inclusion and exclusion lie at the heart of our society’s most contested social issues. Is Jesus inclusive or exclusive?
Thanksgiving Perspective from a Refugee Mother, NFL Towel
At the end of our time with the refugees, a mother came up to me and asked me to take a picture of her new Seattle Seahawks bath towel.
Why Do the Nations Rage?
Why do the nations rage? When the enemies of God take counsel together and unite in their hatred, the animosity doesn’t dissolve on its own.
Hitting a Wall
Have you ever hit the wall spiritually? The writer of Hebrews uses that kind of language to describe a spiritual “drooping” with believers.
Ken Sparks: Everyone Gets to Die
Ken Sparks, one of college football’s all-time greatest coaches, began his coaching career with the philosophy: “It’s never about wins on the field, but the victories of the soul.”
Patrick Mahomes and the Lost Comma
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ well wishes for Aaron Rodgers took on a completely different meaning—all because of a lack of punctuation.
Drunk Street Choir, Deep Mire, and Waiting on God
Can you identify with David as one who is crying out for justice and waiting on God while the choirboys of injustice seem to have the loudest voice?
Katie Bone: I Don’t Need Easy, Just Possible
Nationally ranked rock climber and American Ninja Warrior champion, Katie Bone, says, “I don’t need easy, just possible.”