“Christian, we’re one day closer to heaven.” I try to tweet this every day to remind myself that this world doesn’t have the final say. There is a life, a world, a hope beyond our brief years on this tiny ball of dirt. Heaven-directedness is the orientation of my...
Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the word you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true...
I pastor an English-speaking church in a non-English speaking country. Pastoring a so-called “international church” means that unity and diversity are constantly on my mind, and the Comfort of Kinsmen. I’m often encouraging people to spend time with those who are not...
Jesus was clear about the intent behind our actions. In clashes with the Pharisees, he was often critical of their superficial obedience. He memorably invoked an Old Testament quote and said, “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me”...
In a topic as controversial and complicated as race, Christians must agree on a central claim—racism is bad in theory and practice. That point is uncontroversial. But there is a way to both affirm and deny that statement at the same time. It is possible, even common,...
In part one of this series, we looked at the history and the meaning of the terms Hispanic, Latino, and Afro-Latino to depict the diversity of Hispanic and Latino minorities in America. We concluded that properly recognizing Hispanics and Latinos as not being “white”...
