Thanksgiving Displaces Sin and Scarcity

Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints. Obscene and foolish talking... Continue Reading →

November 23, 2022 0

The Lord’s Prayer During Pandemics and Protests

Checking our Vital Signs in Crisis Uncertainty, inconvenience, violence, sickness, and social upheaval are enough to cause anyone to bunker down and just take care of "me, myself, and I". Our impulse during a crisis may be to control, to self-protect, or fight back against things that we don't understand or agree with. When our... Continue Reading →

July 23, 2020 0

Not-So-Great Expectations

You think you’re going to have a good day don’t you? You’re determined to not get angry like you did yesterday, to not fall into that habit of sin that you often struggle with, or to not waste time like you have been recently. These things are all great to desire, but what do you... Continue Reading →

November 21, 2019 0

“You Are What You Love” ABF Summary and Audio

To buy the book click here For a post related to this topic click here Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Summary: What we do is not only (or even mostly) fueled by what we know, but by what we love and desire. Whatever we love we worship. What we worship is evidenced by how we habitually... Continue Reading →

October 14, 2019 2

Worship as Formative Counter-Culture

Despite the predominant notion that we are self-forming autonomous people who can easily choose what we want to and who we want to be, the stark reality is that we are shaped by our habits and the things we consistently submit ourselves to. Habits are notoriously hard to break, and although we’d like to think... Continue Reading →

June 20, 2019 2