“Then how were your eyes opened?” Much like, “Who sinned?” the question binds itself to one way of seeing the world. The man is transformed, but his transformation holds little sway in the crowd. Given that they soon bring the man to the religious leaders of the day, it is clear that they …
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Why I Stopped Pursuing Productivity
Productivity: A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful outputs.Oxford Dictionary It all sounds rather mechanical, right. Something that puts us in the category of human doings rather than human beings. It leads to days measured by …
Developing Love
I preached the sermon, Developing Love on Sunday, May 17, 2020. It is a bit odd for someone living on the other side of the pulpit to step back in, but the pastor at my church in Denver asked after hearing me speak at The Gospel of Relentless Love Conference. Using the image of a photograph, I …
Context is King
If I could pass on one word of advice to everyone who picks up the Bible, it would be, “Remember, context is king.” Another way of saying it would be, “Don’t ignore the forest for the sake of one tree ... or, quite possibly, a single leaf.” …
Give Unto Caesar
“Give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s.” I’m not sure how many times I’ve seen those words pop up on Facebook over the past few years. Typically it comes as a dismissive defense against any serious attempt to wrestle with the entanglement of faith and politics. It …