Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered0
Sometimes, in order to learn about something, we have to (un)learn some or all of the things we thought we knew about that something along the way. In our pursuit of Jesus, sometimes we have to (un)learn what we thought…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered1
The more time I spend reflecting on my own spiritual journey, particularly as it relates to changes I’ve experienced in my beliefs and practices, the more I’ve come to realize that while many factors have contributed to these changes, much…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered2
The trumpet sound that will herald the return of Christ will not initiate our leaving the earth, but will signal God coming to finish what he started upon the earth. Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 that Jesus’s followers will…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered1
For much of his adult life my father was a carpenter by trade. I never really cared much for carpentry myself, but what always amazed me about my dad was his ability to see the completion of a project long…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered2
I have never been a fan of the kind of Christian spirituality that treats its primary story source, the Bible, as a kind of piecemeal diet. A nibble here, a nibble there. A verse here, a verse there. Add in…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered1
Many Christians hold to a doctrine of scripture that sees only the divine side of the documents, while significantly downplaying the human dimension. Others believe they were divinely dictated, leaving the writers to simply record what they were verbally given….Read More→