Here are facts we must not ignore. Jesus explicitly calls the gospel: Good news to the poor (see Luke 4:18-19). He doesn’t say, “ … to the poor also,” as if the primary target is a larger group and he’s clarifying that “the poor” are not excluded. No, the gospel is to the poor period. …
Category Archives: Mission
Outbreak Hagioi
Imagine an “outbreak of holiness.” Of course, only God is absolutely holy. Still, God calls his people to be holy as well and has taken action to make this possible. Toward the beginning of our Scripture’s story, God provided instruction and a system of sacrifice so the people could avoid living just like everyone else—apart …
VOTE “REDEMPTOCRAT!”
I’m urging everyone who follows Jesus the Messiah in the U.S. and everywhere else to vote “Redemptocrat.” Then, beyond the upcoming elections, I would implore Christ-followers to stay current with their membership in the “Redemptocratic Party,” and live, breathe, sleep, eat., sweat, bleed … redemptocrat. Okay, so I made the word up and there isn’t …
ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
On the first day of the week we became Easter People. Our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things were made in the beginning, has initiated the new creation. Just as in the first beginning, Jesus completed the work—living among us, proclaiming Kingdom-come, casting out demons, healing the sick, mending the broken, confronting the powers …
DESCENDING TO GREATNESS
In just days we will turn from our Lenten focus on the frailty of our human “flesh” which inevitably leads us to denials, betrayals, and the murder of Messiah. We will turn from these to the wonder, mystery and glory of resurrection. We will turn from our failures to God’s triumphs, from our “Can’t!” to …