When Familiarity Breeds Contempt for Christ

God doesn’t look how I expect. He doesn’t operate how I expect. I develop my understanding of who He is and He confounds it every time with grace. [Click title to read more.]

Dark Night of the Soul

Yes, it's possible to perceive that God has disappeared in the midst of your suffering. He hasn't. But you should prepare yourself for it. [Click title to read more.]

Advent: Hope and Memory

Advent can reorient us to the memory of God's promises and our understanding of the world as it is...and as it will be. [Click title to read more.]

I Choose Faith.

Faith is assurance about what we do not see. But we don't like to consider what "not seeing" might mean. [Click title to read more.]

Full Immersion

Sometimes, we learn best by doing. [Click title to read more.]

Springtime For The Soul

A glimpse of spring can make all the difference. [Click title to read more.]

Approaching Revelation With A Different Perspective

I've always had a vexed relationship with Revelation, and I think most of the church does. Over the centuries believers have treated this book of the Bible as a decoder ring for current events, but in reality, it is worth a lot more than that and we should approach it as more than that. [Click title to read more.]

Shibboleths and Gatekeepers

The only word necessary to cross the great ford that separates us from God is the name of Christ, and anyone can say it. May God spare us from becoming self-anointed gatekeepers over minor and insignificant issues. [Click title to read more.]