Listening to the Right Sources

I’ve always been proud to be an early adopter of new technology, even when that technology wasn’t necessarily ready for primetime. When I got my first iPhone I was incredibly proud of Siri and her ability to direct me anywhere and everywhere. Soon after...

Owning Our Sin

I recently had a friend write a confession on social media. She went into great detail about how she had made a mistake, how that mistake had affected others, what she had done about it, and what she was doing to address the issue in the future. I found such a social...

Difficult Verses: Romans 6:1-6

Over the past few weeks I’ve been sharing some of the difficult and challenging verses we encounter in scripture. Today I want to share some verses that, if we really think about them, should challenge us to our very core.  What shall we say then? Are we to...

Difficult Verses: Mark 6:7-13

Last week we started looking scriptures that are so challenging that we are often tempted to ignore them. I want to continue this journey by looking at how Jesus directly challenges our typical view of leadership. Leadership has become a huge deal in North American...

Difficult Verses: Mark 9:35

One of the advantages of having a Bible reading plan is that you don’t only read the “greatest hits of scripture,” but also encounter passages that are downright difficult. Here’s something I’ve noticed about Scripture over the years. For...