We use the word love so much these days that it often doesn’t seem to mean much. There’s lots of love, but without caring. For instance, I love sushi, especially ikura and uni. Add a quail egg, and there’s even more to love. But does that love include caring? No. It’s just food, there’s no caring associated with that love.
Fear shapes far more of our lives than we admit. But Scripture shows this isn’t new – and it isn’t the end of the story. From Exodus to Revelation, we learn where fear comes from, where hope comes from, and how to live in the space between.
Jesus healed the enemies of His own people without hesitation. What does that mean for how we think about forgiveness, mercy, and those we struggle to imagine receiving grace? This reflection looks at faith, healing, and the patterns our hearts fall into when we judge who is worthy of God’s compassion.
A reflection on love, enemies, and the contrast between the way of Jesus and the world’s celebration of power – seen through the lens of Christmas.
Me and my brother used to get dragged to church when we were little-Christmas, Easter, and whatever other Sunday felt like the hottest day of the year. Even in grade school, it felt like it had nothing to do with our lives. Decades later, though, a memory surfaced: two passages, one just a single verse, that I never forgot.
This essay traces the immigrant journey from Adam and Eve’s exile from Eden through Israel’s exodus and exile, showing how Scripture frames humanity itself as displaced and searching for home. It connects biblical narratives to today’s refugee crises and political debates, and closes with Stephen Hawking’s stark reflection on death – reminding us that even the greatest scientific minds cannot escape the universal longing for permanence.
An AI conversation explores government plans to pay citizens to snoop on immigrants – raising deeper questions about surveillance, authority, and Christian discernment.
A faith-informed reflection on SNAP, government shutdowns, and the spiritual cost of withholding help. Explores biblical themes like the Lord’s Prayer, the Great Commission, and Jesus’ parable of the Sheep and the Goats – revealing how hunger, poverty, and confinement are not just policy issues, but spiritual invitations.
2022 Archive: A reflection written the day Roe v. Wade was overturned, asking whether the church will focus on political victories or Christ-like mercy.
