Many preachers tells stories that don’t belong to them. These preachers must be careful not to rob people’s intellectual property, as well as to protect those whom they are called to shepherd.

Just because you’ve never dove to the depths of the ocean floor doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. In the same way, just because you've never done the most horrific thing you could think of doesn't mean that grace can not, and does not, cover it. 

Those two moments in my life—both virulently racist—clash in tone and spirit, but the line that separates them is thread-thin.

Jesus' agenda is radical because it orients us to God in the first place so that our living is shaped by God's priorities, instead of our own. 

We don’t know what we invite in when we open up our table. What we do know is that we have been called by a welcoming God. We know that we have been called by a God who just loves to reconcile—it’s his favorite work.

After using the Discover Exodus study, a Coffee Break Group gathered together to celebrate passover and learned more about the meaning of Easter. 

We are so quick to say “I’m blessed” when thing are working out the way we want them to, but what we often fail to recognize is that we are no less blessed when things are difficult than when they are easy.

Oh merciful Father, I’m the one who rejects the Kingdom invitation. I know you have the best and most satisfying food and drink, and yet I’d rather eat baloney and mustard sandwiches. Father, forgive me. 

As Jesus rides the donkey into Jerusalem, a crowd gathers—ordinary citizens waving palm branches and shouting “Hosanna!” The crowds probably mean “Save us from the Romans." But Jesus has his eyes on a bigger enemy. 

Hitting the road for spring break? Here are a few mission-related podcasts that could keep you thoughtfully entertained on the interstate.

Does the Bible contain the 2nd Amendment principle, "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed?"