Jesus as a Voodoo Doll: How His Self-Transformation Affects Us
Over and over, I'm tempted to run from Jesus. Sure He's forgiving. Sure He's merciful. Sure He died for my sins. But I'm tempted to run from Him because I forget that it's in Him that all my transformation takes place. I forget that I don't have to clean myself up before coming back to Him. I forget that He's the one that cleans me up by cleaning Himself up even when He didn't need cleaning up.
Why Hasn't Anyone Told Me This Before?
It was a normal Monday night. But then again, it wasn't. I found myself writing on a paper bag, sharing about something that has deeply moved me, hearing a startling question, and witnessing a miracle.
Want to Evangelize? 3 Reasons to Start with Prayer
Here are three quick observations about the importance of prayer for evangelism: (1) We pray when we evangelize because it helps us remember that God is really the one doing the evangelism. (2) We pray when we evangelize because God responds to prayer. (3) We pray when we evangelize because it’s the pattern of the Bible.
Joining God's Favorite Activity
God telling us to evangelize is an invitation for us to participate in God’s favorite thing with Him. It’s what He’s guiding all of human history towards. It’s why we’re here, and it’s at the very core of His desires. God loves people, and God loves seeing people come to Jesus. And it’s not just some people. It’s all kinds of people—broken people, hurting people, shame-filled people, evil people, sad people, you name it. He loves seeing people come to Jesus. Period.
Don't Be Scared by the Trinity
The idea of God being both three and one is not a contradiction—it's shorthand for saying two really basic things that help us understand the gospel story.
Feeding on Jesus: Lent Week 7
God uses faith to make us alive, so we want to spend Lent this year making sure we believe well. Here's the final part of our belief statement for us to study.