Easter Movie Recommendations
As a dad of 3 curious children, these faith films offer great pathways into discussions about Easter and the story of Jesus. This past week we enjoyed two in particular that I thought I would recommend to others.
Voting as Faithful Stewardship
From Walter Kim, President, National Association of Evangelicals Dear friends, For U.S. citizens, the next couple weeks have many of us focused on one of the fundamental responsibilities of our citizenship: to vote, electing our governmental leaders. The right to vote is a significant responsibility – one not […]
Shipwrecked 1: Hymenaeus and Alexander
Sometimes God calms the storm, but other times the ship goes down. We need to represent Christ in either case.
Prayers & Tears at the Poll
I went to the polling place to cast my votes, and ended up casting non-partisan prayers for all the candidates. As I stood over that ballot with pen in hand, looking at all the names and offices, tears dropped down indiscriminately on the ovals below. I turned that little space into a prayer closet and portal to the King of Kings.
Daily Spark: “The Fog” (Jeremy)
Faith isn’t a blind leap into the dark, but the confidence that the shoreline lies on the other side of this thick and momentary fog.
Last Words 7: Into His Hands
We don’t need to wait until our final hours to place our life and death into God’s hands.
Daily Spark: “Carry Each Other” (Jeremy)
How can we creatively and compassionately carry one another in times of need?
Letters in Uncertain Times
As the Coronavirus spreads across the globe and with it the contagion of fear, I want to take up the shepherd’s pen and follow in a long line of letter writing pastors who sought to guide and encourage their sheep in times of trial and testing.
C. S. Lewis, Coronavirus and the Atomic Bomb
If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things—praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts—not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs.
The Tunneling Tenacity of Heaven’s Light
The scandal of the Christian message is that Heaven put on a hard-hat and headlamp and came down in search of you and me—and often meets us halfway in the middle of the deepest, darkest place. No matter how twisty and snakelike our path, the Light of Salvation will always meet us where we need Him.
Jiffy Lube, Coronavirus & the Spread of Christianity
Start talking about a pandemic and you’ll see the true color and substance of people’s faith.
