The passage seems clear, “after supper, Jesus got up from the table, wrapped a towel around himself, and began washing the disciples’ feet.” But when I arrived at the place as the narrator of the Holy Week drama we were acting out at church, the boy playing Jesus tied the towel around his neck, not […]
It was an unusual speaking opportunity. The audience would be comprised of 500 people and more than a hundred dogs. The conference theme? With me on the road. And as the keynote speaker, I could take the “with me” command and run with it. And I did. Among the commands these comfort dogs learn are […]
It’s tax time again! Taxes are, by their very nature, taxing. If someone tells you Christians don’t have to pay taxes, they’re misinformed. Peter asks directly and Jesus answers that we are to render unto Caesar the government’s due and render unto God His due as well. So tithe, then pay taxes, then render the […]
Maybe you’ve heard that America’s national debt topped 22 trillion dollars in early 2019. That’s a crushing load of debt too big for us to get our minds around and yet, it keeps growing. So how do we get God back into that conversation? Well, there’s a hymn called Come Thou Fount which includes a […]
I thought for sure I had misheard the word. Surely he meant to say reunion or onion. But neither of those words made sense either. I asked him to repeat himself. He said, “He’s got to stop runyons, he just needs to stop.” So I asked, “Exactly what does runyons mean?” He laughed, “Oh, it’s […]
On this Valentine’s Day our witness to the world is that love is real, God is love and therefore, love is actually all you need. Today is a good day to remind ourselves of the various kinds of love revealed in the Bible. God’s love is agape, self-sacrificial, I Corinthians 15, enduring love. But there […]
We rush to judgement, Jesus rushed to love. I Cor 15 does not say love is always pointing out what’s wrong. I Cor says love is patient. When we rush to love we do so with kindness, in a spirit of service, considering the needs of others as more important in that moment than ourselves. […]
What’s today’s date? The full date? When you said it, did you include the formal label “AD.” Probably not, we only use it on diplomas and legal documents – but it is true that every day we live is AD. AD stands for Anno Domino, or “the year of the Lord.” We use AD because […]
The Bible describes the Church as the very Body of Christ. There’s no such thing as an American church. Or an Egyptian church. Or a persecuted church. Or an African church. We are called together the family of faith, the household of God. And when one part suffers, all suffer. So when we hear about […]
The end of one year and the start of another is a great time to take stock of our own lives. We look back over where we have been and set priorities for where we want to go in the coming year. We make lists and goals and plans. So did you achieve everything you […]