Walking home from a friend's house one night, I decided to cut through the university campus so I could crawl in bed at a half-decent hour. The cold on my cheeks & the wind through my sweatshirt made me walk a little faster, hoping to get warm sooner. Then it hit me. A fist to the side of my head and weight pushing me to the side of the building. Bushes caught on my … [Read more...]
Recognizing God’s Grace in the Mess
Originally, when I came up with the idea and title for this article, I wanted to convey the message that God's grace is evident even in the boring and tedious elements of life that we sometimes approach with insufferable ennui. Ever the philomath, I decided to research the definition of "grace" to make sure that it was the exact word I was looking for. It turns out that … [Read more...]
Meet Lough Fook – My Hero + Grace & Truth {Week 17}
"What can one person do?" Do you ever ask this in the face of such overwhelming problems in our world? Human trafficking, slavery, poverty, disease, starvation, abortion, parentless children, political corruption... and on and on it goes. All too often the sheer numbers involved with these issues mock our insignificance, paralyzing us from doing anything to help. Because … [Read more...]
“Who Are You to Judge?”
"Who are you to judge?" "Christians are called to love others and not judge." "The Bible says not to judge!" "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone!" I received this email from someone who read a recent post I wrote about homosexuality: "You are nuts! Who are you to judge?" At least it was short and to the point. (And he might have been right … [Read more...]
4 Truths Christians Need to Own
There is a trend in Christian circles and hearing it makes me shudder. It is the trend of self-shaming, and is often masqueraded within the use of Scripture. Shame is bad enough but even more so when we heap it upon ourselves. We see or hear it when Christians say things like these: "I'm not worth forgiveness. I still struggle with this sin." "I'm not as godly or … [Read more...]
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