Feb 8, 2021 | Choice, Practices
Repentance is turning around. A 180-degree turn to God’s Grace. But is all repentance identical? Does it matter whether you’re poor or rich? Compare these two stories. The Prodigal Son of Jesus’ Parable of the Loving Father (Luke 15) makes a relatively clear, obvious...
Jan 27, 2021 | Mission, Practices
A couple of years ago, the movie “Selma” introduced America to a few heroes of the civil rights movement whose names aren’t well-known. And we also saw the hundreds of people walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama whose names we...
Jan 12, 2021 | Mission, Practices
Would They Love Him Down in Shreveport Today? If they saw him riding in, long hair flying in the wind Would they love him down in Shreveport today? If they heard he was a Jew, and a Palestinian too Would they love him down in Nashville today? If they saw him talk with...
Jan 11, 2021 | Grace, Practices
I’m a Baptist. A real Baptist. Steeped in the American tradition of a free church in a free state. Political factions aren’t to be named and aligned by religion. So it hits me hard, up close and personal, when world news shows Christianity directly, intentionally,...
Jan 7, 2021 | In the News
The Way of Mission was referenced in a recent podcast by FaithElement. A conversation about evangelism led to its mention as a fresh approach to sharing your faith. Listen to the podcast here