Who Do You Say I Am?
Light unshared is darkness. To be light indeed, it must shine out. It is of the very essence of light, that it is for others. — George MacDonald In recent weeks, a singular question has...
We All Want Church Unity, So Why Don’t We Have It?
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in...
Knowing God: A Matter of the Heart
Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. — Proverbs 4:7, NIV Have you ever struggled with the idea of what it means to truly “know” God? How is it possible to know the Creator of...
Yahrzeit: Remembering a Loss
Christians lack a ritual for the long and tiring process that is sorrow and loss. — Lauren Winner Between December 2021 and August 2022, our family lost four parents—both of my husband’s adopted...
About Time: L’Engle, Lewis, and the Question of Predestination
I don’t understand it any more than you do, but one thing I’ve learned is that you don’t have to understand things for them to be. — Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time Bear with me. I’m about to...
The Importance of Forgiving Yourself
"I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him." C.S. Lewis The last few years have been plagued by...
Personal Update from Bruce and Shay
Happy summer everyone! We hope you are managing to get in some good outdoors time and are having fun. Here in Raleigh, the dog days of summer are finally here and it’s hot! Air conditioning is our...
Are You Wearing Fig Leaves?
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. — BRENÉ BROWN Who doesn’t want to be seen by others as put-together and successful? We...
Every Tribe and Every Nation
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in...
The Law of Love
Love one another always. There is nothing else that matters in this world except love. — Victor Hugo When I was in high school in the late 1980s, I encountered something that touched my heart like...
What to do When Scripture Triggers Us
What do we do when the Bible, which is said to bring us love and comfort, brings us the opposite? When I was growing up, I doubted God often. I had big questions and there were many loose...
You Are the Body of Christ
Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours...