One of the reasons the Beatitudes have been difficult for me to grasp is because I continue to be committed to the poor theological idea that if I do what God wants me to do...

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But. It’s a small word that carries a lot of power. When we use the word but, people brace themselves for what comes next, or they might even make a face. We may not ...

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Weakness and our inability are a commodity in God’s economy. One passage has made me a champion of weakness more than any other. In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul struggled...

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The apostle Paul shared his transforming testimony wherever God directed him. One of his most memorable oratory moments happens in the intellectual capital of...

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Have you ever met one of those deep, existential-thinking, profound-speaking people who come up with brilliant new thoughts and ideas all on their own? Well, I am NOT one of them. My bestie Kali...

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When I first started studying what it meant to be in constant prayer, I thought the idea was ridiculous—it sounded like constant work. But eventually...

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Great news: Forgiveness for everyday offenses gets easier. It’s a discipline and a practice, and like going for a habitual run...

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Easter is a celebration of the most critical component of our faith: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is not just a nice holiday story, inflated God-man myth...

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Jesus said, “There is none good except God,” so the revelation of “good” comes through the manifestation of God. We witness His goodness through the gift of His Son, whose death and resurrection we celebrate this week. The scriptures clearly proclaim that God is not only good, but He is love.

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I sometimes wonder what the disciples were thinking when they said yes to following Jesus. Today we have the New Testament to let us know what we are getting ourselves into, but they did not have that. What did they have to go on? Jesus was already presenting differently...

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