Grace, Mercy, and Justice

Grace, Mercy, and Justice

Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. The late author and theologian R.C. Sproul was fond of telling about a particular time he was teaching...
Slow but Steady

Slow but Steady

Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Marie Sklodowska was the ultimate workaholic.She had to be.  As a young, eager student from an...
Love is as Love Does

Love is as Love Does

Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Author Joyce Landorf remembers a time she was passing through a crowded airport. She paused at a...
Who is My Neighbor?

Who is My Neighbor?

Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. A long, long time ago, when I was in the fifth grade, male and female students went to separate...
Choose Your Own Jesus

Choose Your Own Jesus

(copyright Columbia Pictures) Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Very few Hollywood films feature a family praying together before...