Following Jesus means that we are champions of abundant life. And that will show up in what Russell Moore calls “convictional kindness” —something that shows up in our demeanor and speech, but also evidences our core commitments to the Beatitudes and the virtue of civility. Through reading his devotional this year, Bob Goff has been a great coach to me … Read More
Listening Conversations and Diverse Friendships
Listening is rudimentary to being a good human; it’s one of the most fundamental forms of respect. Further, it’s a basic signifier of our humility. And our wisdom: Proverbs tells us it’s only the fool that utters all his mind[1] and “He that answers a matter before listening it is a folly and shame to him.”[2] The fundamental loss of … Read More
Comfort and Clarity for Polarized Times
***Friends, the following biblical passage and thoughts from Timothy Dalrymple, President and CEO of Christianity Today, was a great encouragement to me this week and I wanted to share it with you. Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has … Read More