Works of Love Bear Fruit
"On the path to communion with God, it is humanity's vocation not merely to accept - but rather to bless, elevate, and transfigure - this world, so that its intrinsic…
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Life
With Burning Hearts
I am a Henry Nouwen fan. He speaks to me as a Christian, a pastor, and a teacher. The first time I read his book, With Burning Hearts, he reaffirmed…
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Rugged Faith
In Suffering is Never for Nothing, Elisabeth Elliot writes: “If your faith rests in your idea of how God is supposed to answer your prayers . . . then that kind of…
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Justice, Righteousness, and Christian Response
Much is being said in the realm of social justice right now, and much of what is being said is worth the discussion. As I have contemplated some of my…
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What you do in the present – by painting, preaching, singing, sewing, praying, teaching, building hospitals, digging wells, campaigning for justice, writing poems, caring for the needy, loving your neighbor as yourself – will last into God’s future…. They are part of what we may call building for God’s kingdom.
N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope
Justice Is
Justice is rooted in the character of God and flows from the heart of God. Justice is woven into the fabric of God’s creation, part of the Image of…
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Two Statements
A year later, and two statements are still stuck in my mind. I would think that, at this point, time would soften the blow. If time didn’t accomplish that for…
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TMP: July 2016 Discipleship Post 3
We are home in Salina, so I thought this would be a good time to share with you some final thoughts regarding our trip. First, the time spent with the…
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TMP: July 2016 Discipleship Post 2
It’s now the middle of our second day in the Philippines, and two phrases stand out the most. “Will your God feed me?” “Can we eat that gospel of yours?”…
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TMP: July 2016 Discipleship Post 1
The end of our first day working in the Philippines has come. Right now, I’m feeling exhausted at a level that I can barely describe. From the looks of it,…
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