Nehemiah: Renewing Our Commitment
Text: Nehemiah 8:5-10; 9:1-3, 38; 10:28-29 Last week, we talked about some of the opposition that the builders and Nehemiah faced while building the wall. …
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Finding Faith at the Lunch Table
If I think back to the first moment when faith sunk in deep into my life, it would be sitting around a lunch table at…
With Careful Intention
I have a nasty smart phone habit. Every commercial break, every need to stretch, every chance I get, I check my phone. I browse through…
Turning the Other Cheek and the American Justice System
Yesterday, the Tuesday morning small group at my church had an interesting conversation. Is it possible or practical to follow the commands of Jesus in the…
selling the good silver
Our church hosted a rummage sale as a part of our city-wide garage sales this weekend. We invited congregation members to bring us their items,…
GC04: The Call to Action for the US Church?
Taylor Burton-Edwards reminded me a few weeks ago that there needs to be a distinction made by the Call to Action and all of the…
Postmodern Church and the Farmlands of Iowa… Part 1
In our final year at Vanderbilt Divinity School, we work on the crowning glory of our graduate work: our seminar paper. As I sat down…
The New American Religion Behind the Growing American Rage
The New American Religion Behind the Growing American Rage Posted using ShareThis I do sense there is this murky prelude to culture war (or holy…