Hope in the struggle to forgive
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“All Will Be Well”: Julian’s Witness for Times Like Ours
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy....Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God (Matthew 5:7, 9) In the late 14th and early 15th centuries, the first recorded pandemic -- the bubonic or “Black” plague -- killed about half...
Jesus and the Rich Man: A Sermon on Mark 10:17-31
Blessed are the merciful, for the will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God (Matthew 5:7-8). The following is the text of a sermon delivered at North Broad Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia on October 10, 2021 Sermon Text: Mark 10:17-31...
When I See Your Face
When I see your face, whether on earth or in heaven, I want to look into your eyes and see the face of God.
Crisis Telephone Contemplation
As a boy, I was called by Christ. Literally.
Mercy on the Bloody Pass
That’s how I worship the only God I care to worship, the one who wants mercy on the Bloody Pass.
Jonah and Our Hard Political Hearts
Of course, you’re glad God loves you. But how merciful do you really want God to be?
Drop the Objectification Lie
What does the way you see a guy pushing a grocery cart full of beer and Slim Jims have to do with the way you see God? Everything…
Incarnation: How God Cleans Up a Fine Mess
A Lenten reflection on God’s incomprehensible mercy.
“We Pray and Live As Well As We Love”
A few simple words on prayer, life, and love to guide the life of faith.
Wild Goose Festival 2019: Christ in the Beauty and the Gathering
What the Wild Goose Festival 2019 meant to me.
Pollution Wars: How the Kindness of Jesus Offended and Healed
A meditation on why they killed Jesus and why we still praise him.