After Jesus’ perfectly beautiful encounter with the woman in John 8, he tells her, “Go, and from now on sin no more.” So she starts going to church, tithes ten percent, volunteers at the animal shelter, always drives five miles under the speed limit, and lives a...
Have you ever seen a toddler throwing a temper tantrum? Odds are, if you have ever seen a toddler, then you have seen a toddler throwing a temper tantrum. They can come in a variety of flavors, but the general progression is as follows: Child asserts his/her...
I think it’s safe to say that Jesus was not gluten free. Jesus was all about that bread. At the beginning of John 6, he performs the miracle of multiplying the fish and bread, and later in the chapter he goes on to tell the crowd of people that he himself is the bread...
James Joyce is the author of a book of short stories called Dubliners, the last story of which is the longest and the most beautiful. In fact, it’s been called one of the greatest short stories ever written. The story is called “The Dead,” a name which seems...
If you were at church on Sunday, you may or may not have noticed a group of friends wearing matching black t-shirts. It just so happened that every member of our community group, which we named Best Church Group, unexpectedly wore our group t-shirt on the same day,...
