From time to time I find myself exchanging short posts with someone on-line. Obviously, these are not deep theological discussions; but there can be something instructive in even these minimalistic dialogues. One recent back-and-forth exchange illustrates how, at...
With my friends—even with my wife—I sometimes find myself not “listening through.” I pick up on something the other person is saying and rather than listening to the whole of what he or she is saying, I draw my conclusions and form my opinions from only the...
I read an article about the essential questions that a “disciple maker” should ask his or her disciple. The author sought to provide direction for a typical meeting between a more mature follower of Jesus and one he or she is hoping to encourage in growth. It...
You can’t escape it. Political ads on the radio and television. Broadcast debates and newspaper editorials. Discussions at work and home and disagreements between friends. America is in the midst of the election cycle and the questions come: Will you vote? Who will...
Isaac could not have missed the reality that his life was being played out under the sovereignty of God. The promises made to Abraham his father, the way that God graciously broke into life time and again, the trip up the mountain and the substitute sacrifice God...