I’ve often wrestled with the observation that God’s ‘obvious’ interventions in our world are few and far apart.
Chapter one of Matthew’s gospel illustrates this point.  There is no evidence, and no reason to assume otherwise, for God ever speaking to Joseph prior to the event of Mary’s pregnancy. Even then, God continued to allow Joseph to deal with his […]
Grace assumes belonging before believing.
Thus, wouldn’t it make so much more sense to live out kingdom principles among those who don’t believe - accepting them as they are, where they are, gifting them with the experience of being loved before telling them why you love them?
When people think about kindness, patience, goodness, and peace shouldn’t […]
Why are we so apt to zero in upon and unwittingly conclude that the various miracles accomplished by Jesus and his disciples should be expected today in response to a ‘true’ believers prayer of faith?ÂÂ
Christians today can not and do not work miracles on demand - as did the apostles.  We try. We pray.  We believe. But life continues to […]
Isn’t it rather naughty when a politician from one side of the mouth correctly condemns our rush to war in Iraq even though there was a lack of evidence for doing so, yet from the other side of the mouth declares ‘belief’ in the ‘theory’ of evolution - despite an equal paucity of evidence?
An observation: It sometimes seems as if preachers unwittingly (intentionally?) use their congregations as a type of support group/cheerleader/sounding board as they wrestles through their own personal demons & calling.ÂÂ
Do congregations learn more about the pastor’s spiritual journey than they do about God or do they learn more about God as they receive weekly installments of how He works […]
One of the interesting things about preaching is that what is intended to be conveyed from the pulpit is often rather diversely interpreted in the pew.
