Have you ever been wronged? I’m confident that most, if not all, of you would say yes. For those who have, Jesus provides us with a quick and decisive response. “Love your enemies” In Matthew’s account of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (5:43), he chose to frame this portion of teaching by using tradition as […]

I’ve been reflecting lately on the need for faith in Christ to be the central and controlling theme in our lives. So very often, for most all of us, faith is pushed to the margins of our daily experience. We often live in such a way that makes faith part of the periphery, rather than […]

I’m just going to say it… When we reduce the gospel story to salvation and salvation to personal forgiveness and forgiveness to a plan of salvation that focuses exclusively on getting people to make a decision (what Dallas Willard referred to in The Divine Conspiracy as the gospel of sin management), we essentially de-storify the […]

What is the goal of the gospel? Fame? Prestige? Large churches? Converts? Heaven? Happy marriages? Large homes? Cottages? Actually, none of the above. In this short video, Skye Jethani explains what the actual goal of the gospel is. You may be surprised with his answer. Maybe not.

Reblogged from brandon andress: Over the course of the past few months, I’ve been reading and blogging my way through Leonard Sweet’s latest book, Viral. Though the book was a complimentary copy from Len, my reflections have been honest and intentional. If you’re interested in reading any of my commentary, simply drop by my blog […]

The fall season is my favorite time of year, and always has been. Even as a child and teenager growing up in Newfoundland, I fondly remember the beautiful colors of the season, spending time in the country with my dad, picking berries, harvesting the crops at the Clarke family farm, and getting up early in […]

Here are the lyrics to the song You Can’t Win by Kelly Clarkson. Karen and I had the privilege of seeing her live a few days ago at a concert in Toronto. Read through the lyrics slowly before moving on. If you go, they say you’re following If you don’t Then you’re too good for […]

Christians have often struggled with living in a society that has been consistently opposed to biblical concepts and ideals. The New Testament, particularly Luke’s account in the Book of Acts, is replete with examples of how the Christian message met with cultural resistance and the struggles that later ensued for local Christians. Throughout Church history, […]

Let me say it up front – there is no such thing as a ‘God moment.’ There, I said it. By ‘God moments’ I refer to the all to common emphasis found in many forms of Christianity (and other religions as well) that speaks of those episodes when God suddenly shows up. For Christians, the […]