The Bible almost always describes romantic love from a male perspective. What I mean by this statement is that we read things like Isaac loved Rebecca (Genesis 24:67), Jacob loved Rachel (Genesis 29:18),...

I once heard a story about a prisoner of war (POW) having to clean his captor’s toilet (it was more like an outhouse than a toilet). The prisoner was in a foreign country and had been a prisoner for...

Psalm 34:4-5 (NIV) “I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.” As summer ends, I cannot...

In the book of Genesis, Abraham was willing to trust fully in God and obey his instructions. He was fully persuaded. He did so not knowing the outcome but trusting that God would not harm him. This story...

Many sermons and Bible lessons have been given on the prodigal son story from Jesus, found in Luke 15. Notably, Jesus tells this story after some “grumbling” from the Pharisees and scribes about who...

On Sept. 5 2023 at convocation here in Handlon, I was honored to begin this journey of thinking deeply, acting justly and living wholeheartedly as Christ’s agent of renewal in the world. My experience...