God’s Grace Is For All
In one of his episodes, YouTube documentarian Peter Santenello tours homeless camps in and around Phoenix. His tour guide is a lady who was formerly
In one of his episodes, YouTube documentarian Peter Santenello tours homeless camps in and around Phoenix. His tour guide is a lady who was formerly
In the fall of 2022, a news story told about a classic toy and auto auction inWisconsin. The owner of a large collection of cars
In a Jewish tradition (present in other cultures too), when someone moves into anew home, they are given the gift of bread and salt. The
A fun illustration could be to have people do a blind taste test. This could godifferent ways: eat sugar or salt without knowing which it
Like a child learning to ride their bike, we have all the intellectual knowledgenecessary, and we are capable of doing it, but we don’t want
In simpler terms, being a disciple is like being an apprentice. Consider how anelectrician or other tradesman grows in skill: by looking to and following
Denine Blevins shared her story of working in the Dominican Republic and being called out for being arrogant and culturally insensitive: “One of my teammates
Titus Coan (1835–81), a New England–trained educator and physician, used his knowledge of both fields to work as a missionary on the island of Hawaii,
Like salt, light is something that can have a dramatic effect on everything it touches. Light makes it possible to see. A lighthouse warns ships
Pulling someone from a raging river requires us to get muddy too. If we simply toss a rope, the current pulls the rope downstream and
Disabled medical student Zoie Sheets has shared some helpful reflections on how medical professionals should approach “Google warriors”—patients who have compiled their own research and
Sometimes trusting in our spiritual flotation device means ridding ourselves of a physical one. Scottish evangelist John Harper boarded the Titanic in April 1912. Those who
In 1917 (directed by Sam Mendes [Dreamworks Pictures, 2019]), two young soldiers are tasked by their commanding officer with delivering a message to another unit.
In Acts 17, Paul quotes and references the philosophers and thinkers that his audience knew and trusted. He did so while being respectful, and by
“A small business owner needs demographics to identify the ideal consumer for his product or services and develop marketing strategies such as product packaging, advertisements,
Farming takes a lot of work. Growing takes a lot of work. The kingdom of God is like a field where a farmer planted seeds. The
Pastor Tim Keller tells the story of a woman who started attending the church he pastored and wanted to meet with him. One day at
Consider the slapstick comedy of Wily E. Coyote, and how he’s always chasing the Road Runner. With large batches of TNT and mallets, he’s sure
In the world of theater, actors are given a script they can memorize and rehearse before they go out to perform.
Fear divides people into two categories: us and them. This polarized thinking is more combative than missional because