Be Perfect
“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48 NIV) At first glance, this simple verse seems to be calling us to …
Salt and Light
Matthew 5:13-16 (NIV) “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? …
Epiphany Devotional
John 1:14 NIV “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only …
Practicing Presence: Seeing God through the Sunrise
The chill of the morning wind rakes against your cheeks. You look out, but there isn’t much to see, only darkness. You almost don’t …
Sometimes Quiet is Violent
The Hsu family has been listening to a lot of Twenty One Pilots lately. Little Kyrie’s favorite is Doubt and Carissa can’t choose between …
Conversation #2: Desires
There was a saying popular among me and my closest high school friends whenever we did something outrageous. It was our universal explanation for …
Desiring the Kingdom (Part 2)
Last week we briefly considered the critical side of James K. A. Smith’s thesis in Desiring the Kingdom, and I tried to tease out some of …
Lenten Fasting
Last year, an article about the Pope and the season of Lent managed to make its way onto Time magazine, attracting the attention of Catholics …
The Slow Work of God
I recently came across this quote from Teilhard de Chardin, a French philosopher and priest, writing back in the early twentieth century. His gentle exhortation continues to …
Desiring the Kingdom (Part 1)
Preface Desiring the Kingdom is a book that managed to transcend its intended purpose to a fairly significant degree. Originally a plea to Christian universities …