Jesus and freedom from heroin
Tony was a heroin addict when I met him, fresh off the street, wandering into our church by chance (or, if I’m honest, by providence). He struggled with his addiction…
Playfulness (another word for love)
I confess: I’m a fairly impish person. I like to joke around. I like to prank. I like to get into trouble with the people around me. Iggy Pop called…
Victors and Victims
A victor acts a certain way and a victim another. Victors enjoy their spoils. They celebrate. They laugh. They throw parties. Victims diminish into the background, shy and reclusive for…
Is it worth it?
Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard-pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your money will supply what they need,…
Being single, sexual, and spiritual
For as long as I’ve been in ministry, one of the major complaints about anything to do with love and sexuality comes from single people. To them, it feels like…
God and Gardens
I once heard a funny story about a man and his mother-in-law taking a tour of the Holy Land. While they were there, sadly, the mother-in-law died. The man called…
God’s Neighbors, Convicts and Pets
It means something to be called the friend of God. Most of us, though, don’t think of ourselves as Jesus’ friends (let alone God’s, when we make that distinction). We…
Christ became the garbage heap for all our garbage
The accounts of Jesus life are not mythological, though they are mystical; they are not fabricated, though they have been woven into Time and have reworked history around them; they…
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