Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an opportunity to celebrate the life of a man who worked tirelessly against racial segregation. It’s a time to remember how the...
What does it mean to steward blessings for the benefit not only of God and myself but also my neighbor? While there are a handful of ways stewardship...
A recent cable TV ad shows a series of scenes with bananas where apples normally should be—children bobbing for bananas, a textbook with Isaac Newton getting hit on...
The Ghost of Christmas Present showed Ebeneezer Scrooge a wider world. Charles Dickens tells us in his Christmas Carol that Scrooge’s cramped vision hardly ranged from his counting...
What are the responsibilities of the church to the poor? Has the church historically been a force for change? Examples from the Early Church In the Jerusalem church,...
In my last post exploring “who are the poor?”, I discussed biblical definitions of the poor and the rich. Let’s take this analysis further. What responsibilities does the...
I have always lived in Los Angeles. More specifically, I have always lived in the South Bay suburbs of Los Angeles. My love-hate relationship with LA is understandable....
In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps (Prov. 16:9) It was George Washington who, in his first year as president, originally set...
Each year at Thanksgiving, I am faced with a major choice—and it doesn’t involve what kind of pie to have. It’s whether I will pack up with a...
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