Have you noticed that people who are different often experience forms of exclusion or hostility? Why? Here’s a simple illustration....
“I’m what? What’s naos?” you ask. “And how does it help me to live in that place of wholesome tension between faithfulness to God and...
Let's start with a few questions: Why is Jesus Christ important? How does a person enter into a dynamic relationship with...
What is at the core of virtually every conflict? Knowing the answer to this equips you to understand conflict better – which means you...
Who are you, really? A dozen professionals were being shuttled from the airport to a hotel for a conference. On the ride, one of the...
Being “in Christ” is the pre-eminent factor of self-identity for the followers of Jesus. That was our conclusion in our previous post...
My alternate title was too long: How your major strength is your main weakness, and what you can do about it. Here are two questions...
What does it mean to be human? We desperately need an answer to this question in the modern Western world. This vital question...
“Absolute deity was poured into holy humanity, and not a drop was lost.” This is one of many ways we can describe the incarnation—God...
Many metaphors illustrate conversion from the death union “in Adam” to the life union “in Christ.” In the previous post, we employed...
Do you praise God? If so, why? Ephesians 1:3 introduces us to a great reason to praise God. Blessed be the God and Father of our...
Few theological issues are as contentious and divisive as election. Does this have to be its legacy? Or are we making God’s election...