Judging our neighbors Franklin Graham, Pat Robertson and the aftermath of a storm By Joshua Bower It’s hard to see with a log in your eye. At least that’s what Jesus taught: With the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you… Read more »
March 15, 2017
Not Quite Right
Judging our neighbors Franklin Graham, Pat Robertson and the aftermath of a storm By Joshua Bower It’s hard to see with a log in your eye. At least that’s what Jesus taught: With the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you… Read more » 
Wednesday of the Second Week in Lent Read Matthew 8:5–13 A man lay paralyzed under my roof. I’d sent for countless physicians, yet none offered any solutions. Although the man was my servant, I felt helpless. No amount of might or influence I’d exert made any difference. Jews in the area spoke of a teacher… 
Jesus of right here, right now Rediscovering the modern-day Christ By Robyn Davis Sekula Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus of Mosul. Jesus of Baltimore. Jesus of Newark. It was a thunderbolt moment for me, the moment that Alonzo Johnson spoke these words aloud to those gathered for morning worship at NEXT Church national gathering in Kansas… 
Make us thirsty A Revised Common Lectionary resource for March 19 by Magdalena I. García The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.’ —John 4:15 Read the full lectionary passages here She came to the well alone… 
Monday of the Second Week in Lent Read Matthew 9:9–13 That new rabbi in town came by my booth today. He’s already attracting followers — many who feel no love toward men of my ilk. But he called me, the tax collector, to join his ranks. It’s foolishness, but I couldn’t say no. Right there,…