In this post, I’m rehashing the second chapter of “The Cost of Discipleship” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.[1] Jesus calls us, “Come and follow me.” If Jesus asks us to do a good work, is this challenge a question of faith or … Continue reading
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No … Continue reading
[ Dear Reader - please accept this article as written in a Christian voice. It is clearly propaganda, but in the sense that telling a child to "Eat their broccoli" is propaganda. That is, it has an unashamed agenda of … Continue reading
Forgive the “we’s” and the ‘us’es – this is cross posted from a school blog and I’m too focused on my studies to re-write it. Here’s a funny thing. I study Christianity, but I live and breath secularism. In fact, I’m … Continue reading
May you be the one whom God has made you to be. May you be none other than You. Not rejected or despised Perfect in the Father’s eyes Unspoilt and Unashamed May you give into his hands All that stands … Continue reading
Wherever love has been, it leaves an engraving of trust. Trust is the silhouette of love. When I think of people I trust, the people who come to mind are the kind people; the judicious people, the caring people – … Continue reading
Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me — John 14:21 What does it mean to love someone or like something? Jesus provides what is perhaps the strangest definition I’ve ever seen. He says that … Continue reading
Today our church held a communal supper for Maundy Thursday. As we were sharing the broken bread, one of the small kids said, “This is hard bread.” It struck me that for Jesus, it really was hard bread. “This is … Continue reading
Was there a day where he asked God, “Father, have you brought me here just to perish?” But Jesus knew that God had not brought him to die in the desert, because he spoke with God, because God was his … Continue reading
One of the fundamental Christian beliefs is that God fitted us to the earth, and the earth to us. That we are made to live sustainably, peaceably and joyfully here. That we are able to. This happens only when we … Continue reading