Zack Eswine expands on the life metaphor that if you’re going to give shade you have to develop deep roots. This is a principle he sees in the life of our Saviour, Jesus. What was he doing in the thirty years before his public ministry began? Growing roots. Developing a sense of place. Which is …
Modern society’s impression of marriage (or not) as a transitory relationship seems to have transferred to some Christian’s attitudes to local churches. Matt Marino makes a telling point in a forceful post. Here’s how he starts: In case you are not up to speed on the last decade’s slang, a baby mama is someone with …
I don’t believe the ability to point out a problem is, in itself, a spiritual gift, certainly not one which the church should celebrate and cultivate in Christians. Pete Hurst offers a few thoughts on where we should tell negative people to go: Being negative, a pessimist, a cynic, is not God’s will for a …
I preached on the parable of the talents from Matthew 25 yesterday. Something that didn’t fit in the sermon, but which kept arising as I prepared were the contrasting similarities between this parable and the parable known popularly as the prodigal son from Luke 16. In Matthew 24 and 25 Jesus tells three stories to …
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