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The Sins of Our Fathers
Lenny was absolutely convinced there was some ontological difference between humans with pale pigmentation and those with dark.
Read More3 Reasons Church Leaders Should Observe the Sabbath
God, the creator of the entire universe and everything in it, rested and was refreshed. I could stop right here; we don’t need any more reasons to take a Sabbath. Friend, you and me and everyone else on the planet needs to be refreshed. God modeled the way for us.
Read MoreFostering Hospitality
We both knew that we wanted to foster and/or adopt children long before we met each other and were married ten years ago. Neither of us knew just how much it would stretch and strengthen our ability to be hospitable, to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Read MoreRacism, Sexism, and A Lust For Power in the Southern Baptist Church
Has our history of political maneuvering cloaked a love for power in the language of right theology?
Read MorePastoral Care in the Digital Age
If you are struggling with digital communication, I encourage you to see it not as drudgery but rather as an opportunity to extend just a little bit of God’s grace and love to those you’re emailing or tweeting with.
Read More3 Reason Our Churches Need the Old Testament
All my dark thoughts and feelings found expression in this collection of poems and prayers by God’s people for God’s people. If there are people like me in your church—and there probably are—then they need the Old Testament like I did.
Read MoreI Opposed Him to His Face
As we engage believers in the digital world, where it is quite easy to spew vitriol over minor differences, let’s make sure that we major on the majors and minor on the minors.
Read MoreBreak the Teeth in Their Mouths, O God
If you have found yourself in the church—or anywhere else—looking for solace, comfort, and relief from abuse, then may you turn to the imprecatory psalms and find comfort there.
Read More3 Strategies for Recruiting and Training Sound Teachers
Good content is of course essential, but our people can get great content pretty much anywhere.
Read MoreWhat Jonah teaches us about loving immigrants
Jonah has taught me a lot of lessons, and most recently he’s been showing me God’s concern for the folks who live outside of my national borders.
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