Truth & Love Blog
Put Up the Cross for Your Sail
Sail OnHave the winds of life ruthlessly railed against you, blowing you like straw in a tornado?Sail on.Amma Syncletica left a life of luxury in the third century to face a life of storms in the desert. Known as one of the "Desert Mothers" of the ancient Church, she...
The Day(s) After Easter
The Day(s) After EasterAfter Easter, then what?For Thomas, the disciple most like some of us, doubt.Yes, even after Easter, Thomas doubted.Even after being told by at least a dozen (ten disciples, two Marys), Thomas still doubted.Even after the Old Testament...
Easter: Holiday or Holy Day?
Easter: Holiday or Holy Day?Growing up, Easter was about coloring eggs, chocolate bunny rabbits, marshmallow eggs, and toys from my Aunt. For much of Western culture, that’s still the “essence of Easter.”Easter MeaningAs holidays go, for Americans and most American...
Nameless Saturday
Nameless SaturdayWe have names for days leading up to Easter from Wednesday to Friday.Evangelicals don’t have a name for Saturday.The in-between day.The day of waiting.The day of faith-testing.Never Ending SaturdayImagine it, for the first time all over again.Your...
What’s So Good about Good Friday?
What’s So Good about Good Friday?Good Friday. The day Christians memorialize death. God’s death. Christ’s crucifixion.What’s so good about that?In Evangelical Protestant circles, Good Friday is rarely seen as “good.” In fact, it’s often ignored. No services. Nothing.I...
In a Coffin in Egypt
In a Coffin in EgyptConsider the contrast between the first five and the last five words of Genesis. “In the beginning God created” (Genesis 1:1a). “In a coffin in Egypt” (Genesis 50:26b). Life east of Eden and this side of Heaven is guaranteed to be replete with...
Reconciliation Triangle
Reconciliation Triangle*On 9th December 1999, as its final act of the Millennium, Liverpool City Council unanimously passed a motion apologizing for the city’s role in the Slave Trade, linked to a commitment to policies that would end racism and work to create a...
Under the Power of Melting Grief
Under the Power of Melting GriefAt times stringing together the words “grieving” and “ministry” can be oxymoronic. My mind recalls one pastor who lost his wife while she was giving birth to their second child. Because of congregational and peer pressure to “keep it...
Mothers of the Church Fathers, Part 4
Mothers of the Church Fathers, Part 4What have we learned and what can we learn from the mothers of the church fathers? We learn to listen to the silenced voices.Listening to the Silenced VoicesWhen we listen to the silenced voices of the forgotten Church Mothers we...
Learning the ABCs of Emotional Maturity
Christians tend to be kindergartners when it comes to emotional maturity. That’s why we need to learn The ABCs of Emotional Maturity.
