Maybe the Table Really Isn’t Big Enough
April 6, 2016
Being an optimist is hazardous duty these days. I’ve been a pastor in the local church for the better part of two decades. For most of that time I’ve believed that the
Being an optimist is hazardous duty these days. I’ve been a pastor in the local church for the better part of two decades. For most of that time I’ve believed that the
The Church is hurting and as all too often is the case, this wound is self-inflicted. It’s familiar friendly fire; an injury we are doing to ourselves over and over and over
So in the Gospel account of Luke, Jesus tells a parable (this kind of spiritually loaded word picture), which even if you’re not a particularly religious person you’re probably vaguely familiar
People love to advertise themselves as Christians; on Facebook posts and in t-shirts and through tattoos, in Presidential campaigns and after football games and on bumper stickers. The Church regularly stands upon a soapbox to claim
Being an optimist is hazardous duty these days. I’ve been a pastor in the local church for the better part of two decades. For most of that time I’ve believed that the
The Church is hurting and as all too often is the case, this wound is self-inflicted. It’s familiar friendly fire; an injury we are doing to ourselves over and over and over
So in the Gospel account of Luke, Jesus tells a parable (this kind of spiritually loaded word picture), which even if you’re not a particularly religious person you’re probably vaguely familiar
People love to advertise themselves as Christians; on Facebook posts and in t-shirts and through tattoos, in Presidential campaigns and after football games and on bumper stickers. The Church regularly stands upon a soapbox to claim