What Are Friends For, Part 2 – Genuine Concern

These days, it seems like we use the word “friend” a lot. With friends from the neighborhood, friends from work, friends from school, friends from church, and don’t forget all those Facebook friends online—we have a lot of “friends.” Yet these relationships often...

What Are Friends For, Part 1 – Acceptance

These days, it seems like we use the word “friend” a lot. With friends from the neighborhood, friends from work, friends from school, friends from church, and don’t forget all those Facebook friends online—we have a lot of “friends.” Yet these relationships often...

How Should My Faith Influence My Politics?

In the increasingly polarized world in which we live, it is difficult to have a civil discussion about politics. Throw religion into the mix and it’s pretty much impossible, right? We don’t think so. If we’re going to take our faith seriously and our...

To Easter, Part 4 – To Live

Easter stands at the center of the Christian faith. Every year we celebrate the holiday and remember the last events of Jesus’ life, and in our culture even people who don’t follow Jesus join in the celebration by joining in egg hunts, buying Easter baskets, and new...

To Easter, Part 3 – To Follow

Easter stands at the center of the Christian faith. Every year we celebrate the holiday and remember the last events of Jesus’ life, and in our culture even people who don’t follow Jesus join in the celebration by joining in egg hunts, buying Easter baskets, and new...