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April 2014

April 19, 2014

Irenaeus on the purpose of Christ’s passion

As we reflect today on the events of Great and Holy Friday, observe Christ's descent...

June 2013

June 05, 2013

Christ is both our goal and our way

Christ is everything to the believer. Our lives follow his. This short reflection from Augustine's...

November 2012

November 09, 2012

Where you go to meet with God

During the Last Supper the disciple Philip asked Jesus show him God. "Lord," he said,...

July 2012

July 01, 2012

The Lord’s Prayer: God’s words, our needs

Why does the Lord's Prayer matter? Let the context answer the question. In Luke's account,...

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 25, 2012

Jesus comes to us so we can go for him

On the Sunday after Easter the Eastern Orthodox Church commemorates the encounter of the Apostle...

February 2012

February 23, 2012

The gangster, the cardinal, and us

In You've got Mail, Tom Hanks's character says that all of life's questions can be...

February 20, 2012

Grace and the blame game

There’s a view of God’s sovereignty that can leave us with nothing to do. Since...

November 2011

November 21, 2011

Jesus: The sweetest name

Jesus, the door Jesus, the road Jesus, the guide Jesus, the goal Jesus, the beginning...

November 14, 2011

Stepping upon Christ’s back

Getting your theology from pop lyrics is usually a poor idea, but there are wonderful...

July 2011

July 25, 2011

Christians making a difference

Whether it's the political activism of the eighties and nineties or the social activism of...

February 2011

February 21, 2011

The sanctifying power of marriage

When I think of marriage I think of grace, particularly the phrase “grace for the...

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...

October 2002

October 01, 2002

Miles from the truth

In 1995 author Jack Miles touched off a theological tempest in a teapot with his...