Occasionally, we see some not-so-common verses start to go viral based on current events. Recently, as debates about welfare and SNAP benefits cycle out of Washington and around social media, the verse that has resurfaced is II Thessalonians 3:10, and it is being weaponized by many to justify the starvation of the poor. Not only is Paul not justifying that anyone should starve, but the actual message Paul delivers is much more about the attitude of those against the poor than

I want to make it clear that I have no problem with traditional local churches. Even though my own spiritual journey seems to be moving away from them, it might have never began without them. If the least that can said is that I gained an awareness of Jesus from those places, then that is enough. There may be no better foothold than that. No matter where our paths have taken us since then, many of us who have emerged from such spaces cannot deny we owe the traditional local c

Around this time every year, a debate resurfaces surrounding the circumstances of the death of Jesus. This debate has been going on for centuries and is even responsible for unspeakable hate and violence throughout history. Who killed Jesus? Who is responsible for the death of the Messiah? Is it Rome? Is it the Jews? Who is the villain of the story? 

What if suffering isn’t proof that God is absent, but evidence that the Lord Jesus Christ is present in a deeper way, allowing us to experience His love amid the evil in the world?

As Easter approaches, we start to lean in again toward the cross, toward the empty tomb, toward the hope that it all means something deeper

Our relationship with God is designed to flow out into the world and community around you. However, it starts between YOU and GOD...

Prayer, in all its forms, is an invitation into relationship. It is less about saying the right words and more about drawing near to God.

The story of Hezekiah, I have argued, may be the most important story of all the kings of Judah for us to learn from...

At first glance, this might not seem like the most obvious Advent passage. But stay with me—this text offers a profound framework for living

How is Philippians 2 related to Advent? And why is this passage so important in the life of a disciple?