In Acts 1 Jesus told the apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit to show up. In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit showed up. In Acts 3, the apostles began to do things that Jesus did, chiefly, they healed a man crippled since birth. Because they healed the man “in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth” they stoked the ire of the … [Read more...]
Can Jesus’ Prayer in John 17 Help Us?
Can Jesus' Prayer in John 17 Help Us? What was the unity for which Jesus was praying in John 17 and can it help today? If we believers could get our unity act together in our little world, could we change our bigger world? The thing is, would we know what Jesus-grade unity is if we saw it? We tend to focus on … [Read more...]
Making Sense of Suffering
The disciples asked the question for us: Why did this happen? In John 9 Jesus and his disciples passed by a man blind since birth. His disciples asked Jesus, ““Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” It was actually a legitimate question in that Jewish tradition taught at the time that … [Read more...]
Making Sense of Suffering
The disciples asked the question for us: Why did this happen? It’s a question we ask in one form or another when confronted with unjust suffering: Why did this happen? Innocents are killed by a madman with a gun. An earthquake kills hundreds in a few seconds. Children contract cancer. Why? Digging In Read John … [Read more...]
Orlando Perspective
By now you know of the recent events at a nightclub in Orlando, the senseless, cowardly killing of 49 innocent victims. It’s the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, and the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. In seeking to process this tragedy with teens, or with your own children, you might find yourself … [Read more...]
Emoji Bible: Good or Bad for Bible Engagement?
In the category “what will they think of next?” we bring you the Emoji Bible. In the category “nothing new under the sun,” the Emoji Bible’s ancestral roots run deep. You’ve likely already read accounts and blogs, so I’ll not dive into too much newsiness. The upshot: an anonymous author has released on iTunes (which … [Read more...]
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