This weekend I explored a widely recognized and often misunderstood verse: Philippians 4:13. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." You’ve probably seen it everywhere—on athletes' gear, social media posts, and even memes. It’s been called the...
This weekend I had the chance to preach in a series called "What's On Your Mind?" I shared a story that explores a profound cultural shift through the eyes of early followers of Jesus. Our story is set in the book of Acts, chapter ten, and revolves around the pivotal transformation...
The American cartoonist Alison Bechdel established a way to measure the representation of women in film and story. The Bechdel test (sometimes called the Bechdel-Wallace test) has three criteria:
- There are at least two women in it
- They have a conversation together
- The conversation is about...
Consider the simple straw. Does it have two holes or one?
This question divides us into two-holers (one on each end) and one-holers (one hole all the way through). Let's see which one makes more sense.
For those of you who say it has two holes (one on each end), imagine shortening the...
I finished up my three-week series this past weekend. As expected, it was a story about two dead people from Luke 16. The story contrasts an unnamed rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. As we see how death reverses the role of both men, we find that the rich man still thinks everything should...
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