Quiz of the Week
Trivia Quiz Last week we learned that your favorite versions of the bible were the NIV and ESV. See the results. This week, a quiz for all you New Testament scholars. How much do you really know about the life …
The Doctrine of Bailing
If you’ve ever bailed out a basement or a boat, or bailed out anything at all, you know the rightness of this metaphor for self-generated effort. There is the myopia—eyes transfixed on the ground in front of you, the flailing …
How to Be Ambassadors of God’s Kingdom
We are not to simply become citizens of the Kingdom of God and then wait for the day of our supernatural transport into eternity. We are to participate in the advancement of the Kingdom of God, right here and right …
New Question of the Week
1 Question, 2 clicks Last week we learned that you would choose coffee to drink while reading the Psalms (but maybe Proverbs). See the results. This week, only one question and it’s a big one. We’re finding out which version …
My #1 Inner Breeding Ground of Stress
By Bill Tell Time to get serious. And personal about my stress. A primary breeding ground of long term stress in my life has been in the core lies I have believed. Because I allowed the core lies to go …
The Resilient Service of Jesus and Mothers
We knew it was coming. The work, the responsibility, the obligations of raising children. But you can’t prepare for something so massive. Motherhood requires every ounce we didn’t know we had in us to give, twenty-four hours a day, seven …
“Step out of the vehicle with your hands in the air!”
Clouds of steam billowed from under the crumpled hood of the Lexus. Glass from the driver-side rear window lay strewn along the road, sparkling like diamonds on the glistening blacktop. Two police cars encircled the wreckage, their lights ricocheting around …
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Social Challenges are Opportunities
Christ goes to a well in Samaria and meets with a Samaritan woman there. He goes to a place and places himself in a situation others avoided. Setting things right in this world begins by going to places and into …
Questions of the Week
2 Questions, 2 clicks The people have spoken and the final results are in. Last week we learned that softcover is more popular than hardcover (though it was close). See the results. This week we find out what beverage fuels …
Faith is a Habit
Christianity is a surprising religion. It has changed the world in remarkable ways throughout history simply through Christians living out their faith. More recently, we’ve become afraid of a habituated Christianity, thinking that routines will rob our faith of its …