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June 2013

June 29, 2013

The hope of Peter and Paul

The news out of Syria worsens by the day. I tweeted a string of stories...

June 06, 2013

The secret behind the Bible’s most highlighted verse

The current issue of The American Prospect features a short piece on ebooks and social...

March 2013

March 06, 2013

Run your race with intensity

The apostle Paul compares our life in Christ to a footrace. Like any race this...

January 2013

January 20, 2013

The spiritual legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

In the fall of 1956, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech and asked...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

We know God by experiencing him

In the endless debates about Christianity it is common to subject the church to a...

May 2012

May 03, 2012

Daddy by grace: An adoption insight

My Moses can be a fickle child. The other night he said in his singsongy,...

April 2012

April 01, 2012

April fools for Christ

The Bible presents us two kinds of folly, both very different. We meet the first...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

Trusting God in trying times

The Apostles Peter and Paul both spent time in the hoosegow. While both were jailed...

August 2011

August 11, 2011

Love and bear it

To grin and bear something means to tolerate it, put on a happy face and...

July 2011

July 26, 2011

Hope that does not disappoint

Our days are marked by trouble. Illness in the family, perhaps dire, a child struggling...

July 14, 2011

Our true identity in Christ and the momentum of holiness

What can Paul Gauguin and Paul the Apostle teach us about our identity in Christ?...

July 11, 2011

How to wreck your life

If you’re looking to get off on the wrong foot this week, start with ingratitude....

July 05, 2011

The gospel of radical submission

The Scripture commands husbands to love their wives, wives to respect their husbands, children to...

July 01, 2011

Are you making progress?

What does the perfect Christian life look like? When asked the question by a friend,...

February 2011

February 14, 2011

Fear and the stories we tell ourselves

We live in a bramble of innumerable fears. We have anxiety about our families, worry...

February 08, 2011

Where we turn to model our lives

According to tradition, the first icon-painter in the Church was the evangelist Luke, and the...

January 2011

January 28, 2011

Trusting God’s messy providence

If your week hasn’t gone according to plan, this post is for you. Come to...

January 13, 2011

Don’t change boats, change yourself

Ever feel like a change in circumstances would make life easier? You’re not alone. Basil...

September 2010

September 20, 2010

Thanks for everything

Get this scene: A monk sits on a train. A fellow passenger approaches and offers...

September 17, 2010

One trait every Christian leader needs

Line up Moses, King David, the Apostle Paul, and John the Baptist, and you will...

September 13, 2010

Remember why we work

They call it a “livelihood” or “making a living” for a reason. Mostly because of...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

Giving thanks always

Life, to quote that neglected philosopher Tonio K., is “a fiery ordeal.” Sometimes it’s easy....

June 14, 2008

More tragedy, please

Tales of tragedy, crime, and corruption have value for several reasons. One is that those...