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Love the Alien As Yourself
It befuddles me when people who publicly proclaim their Christian identity can also exhibit open hostility toward immigrants. I know…
A Message of Love and Hope
Let’s set aside a holy moment together to bask in the love of God and marvel at his faithfulness…
People Are More Important Than Principles
One concept that Jesus emphasized but which the church has sometimes failed to grasp is the concept that people…
Bad Religion II – Bibliolatry
I’m about to talk about a somewhat supernatural experience from 1995 that had a powerful effect on me.…
Bad Religion
I am a worshipper of Jesus, but I’m ambivalent about categorizing myself as religious. The following is an…
My Deliverance from Racial Obliviousness
This is a plea to my fellow white Jesus-lovers to wake up and listen. In our well-intentioned ignorance,…
The Value of Suffering
Here is the post where I extol the virtues of sickness, suffering, and other obstacles that we contingent…
St. Patrick’s Prayer
Happy Saint Patrick’s day from your mostly-Irish friend Bren! Remember, the shamrock represents the intimate-relational nature of the…
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament – Part 4
Behold my fourth and final post surveying the activity of the Holy Spirit in the Hebrew Bible. The…
Augustine on Falling in Love with God
I love reading through prayer books and finding prayers that resonate with me. While I typically pray my…
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament – Part 3
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit makes you a better person. The Spirit can make you stronger, make…
Do Jesus' Words Apply to Me?
From time to time, I encounter writers who caution that not all of Jesus’ teachings apply to Christians…