Christians have learned not to see the relevance of the justice teachings of the Old Testament. Despite hundreds of references to justice and to the God of justice in the Old Testament, justice is not customarily an important part of our theology, ethics, or...
I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.
Conversion is the lifelong process of turning away from our plans and turning toward God's maddening, disruptive creativity. from When God Interrupts: Finding New Life Through Unwanted Change
We too have a priestly calling to the world. Like Christ, we are called to serve and to sacrifice, through a ministry of presence and through prayer. In every leadership situation, there is and ought to be a priestly dimension to our care for others…What burden has...
In A.D. 500, Augustine wrote: "How can you draw close to God when you are far from your own self?" In 1530, John Calvin wrote: "Our wisdom . . . consists almost entirely of two parts: knowledge of God and of ourselves." And Teresa of Avila wisely wrote: "Almost all...
In the home, at church, in the academy and the marketplace, and in society generally, every Christian has a calling to speak God’s truth. from The Messiah Comes to Middle-Earth
Modern religion focuses on filling churches with people. The true gospel emphasizes filling people with God.
But whenever you aren't sure what God is like, think about what makes you feel safe, what makes you feel brave, and what makes you feel loved. That's what God is like. from What is God Like?
When we tell stories that start with a sudden beginning and jump to an ending that only God could write, we skip over a crucial part of the story: the middle. The place where we wait. Where we sit in silence. Where we have no answers. Where our hearts ache and we...
[W]e ought to embrace disabled bodies as a gift from God that both reveals divine action in the world and expands the fullness of image-bearing creation. from My Disabled Body Proclaims the Gospel