‘God, I Need a Sign!’ What the Bible Says about Asking God for Signs
When I was a college student, I was obsessed with figuring out the God’s will for my life. Along with…
What Does It Mean to Worship in ‘Spirit and in Truth’?
Each year, the Christian world sees two Easter Sundays, each occasionally overlapping with Jewish Passover. But in Israel-Palestine a small…
What Does the Bible Say about Anxiety? Redirecting the Fear of Death
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it…
How the Ten Commandments Shape the Moral Imagination
Late Second Temple and New Testament era debates about divorce often focused on the seemingly strange law discussing divorce in…
Black American Slaves Understood the Bible Better Than White Americans Did. Why?
Abraham Lincoln famously lamented in his Second Inaugural Address that folks in the Confederacy and Union “read the same Bible.”…
The Torah Can Guide Your Search for a Healthy Church
‘This feels like when my parents announced they were getting divorced after I graduated high school. I wondered how much…
Digital Deceleration and the Ritual of Sabbath
I wonder if you’ve had the experience of pausing for a moment in your day and finding yourself suddenly overcome…
Jesus Didn’t Commend ‘Childlike Faith’ Like We Think of It
Imagine you’re teaching Sunday school for, let’s say, first grade. Accompanying the goldfish, juice pouches, and coloring sheets is a…
Humility-Shame: A Positive Understanding of Shame from the Cross
Paul aspires toward the same type of shame that Christ experienced on the cross. This shame is inextricably connected to humility.
