The Road to Freedom Via Gunpoint
Years ago, my friend Brian told me a story about Harriet Tubman, a black woman who escaped to the North at the brink of the Civil War. Tubman is famous […]
Tag Archives: Fear and Freedom
Fear, Freedom, Covenant and Living Well
I was talking with my new friend Phil over a cup of coffee when he brought up a word I had not thought of since my days as a seminarian- […]
Friendship is for Those Who Fear
One little phrase from David sums up this strange relationship we have with the love of God. The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him. Love is […]
Hearts and Labels. The gospel of bums made victorious
It used to be that the worst thing you could say about somebody was that they had “no heart.” Today it seems that the best way to offend a dude […]
Don’t Be Afraid! God is not Safe. He is Good.
Lately there has been a lot of talk about God’s wrath. Is it really possible that God could sentence people to hell? Is there a never-ending state of misery, pain, […]
Trust Your Instincts? Good Luck. They Stink.
A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth; this has been exactly reversed.[1] Have you ever met the guy who refuses to either win […]
God Wins: Jesus, Hell and Blind Love
The Apostle John starts off his gospel with one simple truth: In Jesus, God takes on flesh. Jesus defines love by taking up shop with us. He defines […]
One Less Thing to Feel Guilty About
God is love. That is good news because we need real love from God. Instead of defining God by our feelings, our emotions, our definition of love, we need to […]
Permission to Speak Freely: Done.
Go right now to Google and do a search for images on boldness. What did you find? A lousy quote by Thomas Jefferson? Some dude scaling a mountain for an […]
God is stubborn and God is love.
Is God defined by love or love defined by God? Over the past month or so, we have been tracing out one of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s more challenging statements. He wrote: […]
