In my last post, I looked at the fact that God sees you as valuable. He has done a great deal to care for you and to ensure you have a home with Him for the rest of eternity. We do not have a God that sees us as sinners unworthy of His grace. Rather, Continue reading

Have you ever thought about what you are worth to God? Too often, I hear brothers and sisters talk about themselves as if they are insignificant to God – sort of reflecting the question David asks in Psalm 8:4: “What is man that you are mindful of him?” What can we possibly mean in the context Continue reading

It’s election season again, and I’ve been very quiet on the issue. But as we come within hours of the polls opening and Christians and non-Christians alike flooding to their voting location to declare their trust in one candidate or the other, I want to offer this thought. The election changes nothing about your or Continue reading

The problem with going so long without making any posts is that it’s easy to just keep doing nothing. Every day I went without writing for this blog, the harder it was to jump back in. I’d look at the site stats and think, “Traffic is okay; I can go another day without posting.” And Continue reading

Most people I know would not be happy if they heard something like… Christians are just a bunch of hypocrites. White people think they’re better than everyone else. Women think with their hearts not with their minds. Republicans don’t care about anything but their money. I can almost feel you getting upset from over here. Or is Continue reading

I saw this performance the other day: As someone who teaches in a low income, urban setting, I can’t even begin to describe what this poem means to me. As someone who still thinks racism is alive and well, as someone who wants better for the next generation, as someone who sees the struggle Mr. Continue reading

One more thought as Father’s Day comes to a close: And the son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” But the father said to his servants, “Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a Continue reading

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are Continue reading