christianity

  • In the Beginning

    John 1:1-18 1 In the beginning was the Word     and the Word was with God     and the Word was God. 2 The Word was with God in the beginning. 3 Everything came into being through the Word,     and without the… Continue reading

    In the Beginning
  • Of Scandal and Conspiracy

    33 When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right and the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.”… Continue reading

    Of Scandal and Conspiracy
  • Harmony

    Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-16 Keep loving each other like family. 2 Don’t neglect to open up your homes to guests, because by doing this some have been hosts to angels without knowing it. 3 Remember prisoners as if you were in… Continue reading

    Harmony
  • You Will Find Me

    Scripture: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 (CEB) 29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if they were on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were drowned. 30 By faith Jericho’s walls fell after the people marched around them… Continue reading

    You Will Find Me
  • Like My Father Before Me

    John1:1-14 1  In the beginning was the Word    and the Word was with God    and the Word was God.2  The Word was with God in the beginning. 3  Everything came into being through the Word,    and without… Continue reading

    Like My Father Before Me
  • Why?

    Scripture: Luke 24:1-12 (CEB) Very early in the morning on the first day of the week, the women went to the tomb, bringing the fragrant spices they had prepared. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3… Continue reading

    Why?
  • Independence Day

    Independence Day The Life of Faith and the Death of 90s America Revelation 21:1-6 (NRSVUE) 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea… Continue reading

    Independence Day
  • Believing Well, Part 2: For the People of God

    Trouble in Paradise For three of my four college summers, I worked as a camp counselor at a small Christian camp an hour away from my parents’ house.  And I loved pretty much everything about it.  I loved the environment–being… Continue reading

    Believing Well, Part 2: For the People of God
  • Believing Well, Part 1: A Reformation of Responsibility

    The World Martin Luther Made When in life have you wanted a do-over?  In the year 1517, a German monk and professor named Martin Luther changed the course of world history.  Luther was an unlikely person to take such a… Continue reading

    Believing Well, Part 1: A Reformation of Responsibility