You and Euaggélion

We are entering a season of celebrating Good News. But hold on. There are some, the same some since before 2016, who are now heralding a disastrous 2024.

The Way We Live and Die Now

“If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over. . .”

The Nature of Things

I wonder what sort of a tale we’ve fallen into?

The Eyes Have It

At the cross. At the burial. At the empty tomb. Three wait-and-see days. Three women. The gospel according to Mark begins with the ushering in of “the good news of Jesus the Messiah, God’s son” (Mk. 1:1). Composed of short narratives that could be easily visualized by those who heard its reading, Mark’s terse and…

Can I Get a Witness?

Can you affirm the following? “We know that the entire creation is groaning together, and going through labor pains together, up until the present time.” – the Apostle Paul Have you heard the wind howling? Have you heard the endless pounding of the surf on the shore? Have you heard nature singing in a minor…

Who Says So?

As kids we preceded “Who Says So?” and “Who do you think you are?” with “Oh yeah!” “These questions weren’t posed to source a truth-bearing authority we would readily accept. Rather, they were a demand to know “Who thinks they can tell me what to do?” The hands-on-the-hips stance has been around since the Garden…

Iran: Sheep Among Wolves

“I will magnify Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the LORD.”‘ Ezekiel 38:23 “The Iranian awakening is a rapidly reproducing a discipleship movement that has grown into the largest church in the world. It owns no property, no buildings,…

Copy-cat Revenge

“How many children around the globe, we continue to ask, are growing up with “jihad,” “war,” “crusade,” “revenge,” “hatred” not only inscribed in their names but woven into the very fabric of their lives! For reconciliation to take place, the inscriptions of hatred must be carefully erased and the threads of violence gently removed.…