Why Did Jesus Die?
Why did Jesus die? The answer seems to be obvious: Jesus came to save us from our sins, to save our souls, because He loves us so much. This is what we are told, and this is what we tell [...]
Confronting Resurrection Doubt
Do you ever struggle with doubt? I do. It seems almost daily I wonder if I will be strong enough, tall enough, wise enough or funny enough to pull something off. So after pondering for a while and getting twisted [...]
Complete Love: Shaped by Loving Others
Boston Boston was the place where my eyes were first opened to poverty. “Why are those people sleeping in a box mommy?” It was at this place and point in my life that I can now look back and see [...]
Complete Love, On Mission to Alaska
I John 4:12 “No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” 30,000…what a huge number! Does it pertain to the cost of a car, [...]
Loving others: The key to the Riddle of Completeness
You’ve probably experienced it before. You do a simple activity like cooking a meal for yourself and it is boring and uninteresting. But you cook a meal for a homeless person and it is full of joy, significance and meaning. [...]
Suffering for Christ (but not really)
I really hate suffering. Anything even approaching suffering is just…so…painful. I go into whiney martyr-for-Christ mode if I have to unload my fancy dishwasher three times in one day or if I have to wait an extra hour to eat [...]
Reflections For Ash Wednesday
This month, we have had some great blogs focusing on the idea of restoring dignity (and more to come). Seriously, if you missed Anna’s reflection on February 2, you really NEED to take a few minutes and read it! Mostly, [...]
Restoring Our Attitude to Self
Many of us from an early age learn to wear ‘masks’ to hide who we really are in an attempt to make others like and respect us. We may hide our weaknesses and flaws, but in reality, we are not [...]
Reconciliation with One Another
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” Galatians 5:14 I love to simplify. Much of my job for the last 10 years has been to take less than easy concepts and teach [...]
Reconciliation with Creation
I remember sitting in the back of a car traveling through the mountains of Bolivia when my driver, a professing Christian, finished his yogurt snack and chucked the empty yogurt container out of his window. I was appalled! How could [...]