Our brokenness and unwillingness to forgive ourselves and forgive others is one of the greatest hindrances to intimacy.
For many of us, the biggest barrier between us and other people is undealt with anger, bitterness, and grudges. We are often either unwilling or unable to forgive someone who has wronged us. We read passages like Matthew [...]

A renewed doctrine of salvation fundamentally alters the way we view mission. Instead of seeking to help people board the life-raft (church) on the sinking Titanic (the world), we are called to work with God in saving the whole ship. The “Titanic” theology that assumes we are simply trying to save souls misses the boat [...]

This weekend at Illuminate our theme has been “Drive.” Since I am writing this in advance of the weekend, I am leaning on the Spirit’s leading to mesh this with David’s lessons. I know that the key passage he will be using (used) this weekend is 2 Corinthians 2:14-15…
For Christ’s love compels us, because we [...]

When it comes to God, do we have the right concept of knowledge? Peter Rollins writes, “We note that the term ‘knowing’ in the Hebrew tradition (in contrast to the Greek tradition) is about engaging in an intimate encounter rather than describing some objective fact.”
One analogy that comes to mind for me is the idea [...]

The Creation Narrative
In Genesis chapters one and two, we find God creating the world as he intended it to be. As we listen to the Creation story in chapter one, we can begin to feel the beating of God’s heart through the rhythm of the days of creation. “And there was evening and there was [...]

In the last two weeks I have been to Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, and Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. As I reflect on both experiences, I have been reminded that God is at work in the world, and in me.
I want to share a Scripture from Paul’s letter to the Philippians that the [...]