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It would be just like him

The God of the Bible looks like Jesus, the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being. It would be just like him to go to the cross.

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Practicing Our Scales

Imagine if our walk with Christ, representing his kingdom in the world, were as practiced and pure as Hania Rani’s fingers on the piano keys.

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Rescue

I practice the spiritual discipline of rescuing earthworms on paved surfaces. It's a reminder to me that I can pause what I'm doing, get a little dirty, and help. Also, that I've been given the responsibility to care.

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Your Roots Are Showing

The life that I bring to the world can only be found in my attachment to Christ. His presence with me is essential.

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Connection

I live in a U.S. county with traffic problems. It's a peninsula, and what's not swamp land has been developed. Building new roads is difficult and expensive. Making things worse, roads that could connect don't.

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What's in the Bowl?

During a spring trip, my wife and I purchased a glass bowl. It's colorful and handmade. When I turn the bowl upside down, nothing falls out. Does that make it empty?

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Cultural Kintsugi

People ask, "How do I bring the Kingdom into my workplace?" I suggest not with a bulldozer or a hammer. Look for cracks and fill them with gold. Whisper a prayer. Take responsibility for a mistake. Praise the person who's never noticed. Redirect destructive conversations. Give more than is expected. Turning cracks into veins of gold restores integrity and adds beauty.

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Cost of Ownership

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. — Matt. 13:44

Some cars have a high cost of ownership. But people happily buy them for a particular lifestyle. Christian discipleship also has a high cost: deny yourself, take up your cross every day, and follow Jesus. And in our joy, we count that cost negligible when compared with Kingdom life.

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The Interpretive Key

I and the Father are one. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. ⏤ John 10:30, 14:6

Have you noticed Christians use the same language, from the same texts, yet seem so different? Mother Teresa and the Crusaders. Domination and withdrawal. Prosperity and asceticism. To read scripture well, we need an interpretive key. Jesus came to reveal to us what God is truly like and what a human being should be like. His words and ways unlock wisdom and understanding. All eyes on Jesus.

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