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(RE)UNION 9 of 10 Just a friendly reminder today that the biblical word for "faith" (pistis) is the same word for "faithfulness" (also pistis). We are saved by faith (trust) which will manifest itself in

(RE)UNION 7 OUT OF 10 Sometimes I hear from someone who says, "I like your book(s), but I disagree with you about religion - I think it's a good thing." Do we really disagree about religion?

(RE)UNION 6 OF 10 - Read chapter 9 of (re)union The good news of the kingdom meets our fundamental human need for purpose and meaning in life. On Sunday I said that the gospel of Jesus

(RE)UNION 5 OUT OF 10 - Read chapter 8 of (re)union Why did Jesus cry out from the cross "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Did God turn away from Jesus during

(RE)UNION STUDY 3 of 10 - Read Chapter 6 of (re)union During WWII, the Nazi soldiers had the phrase "Gott Mit Uns" (God With Us) inscribed on belt buckles and rings. I used to own one

(RE)UNION STUDY 2/10 Welcome back to our (re)union series! In my last post I explained how this blog is being hijacked for the next few weeks while we work through the content of my new

(RE)UNION STUDY 1 OF 10 This blog is being hijacked! As of this week, my new book, (re)union: the good news of Jesus, for seekers, saints, and sinners, is available online and in stores everywhere. Also

“We’ve got to protect our borders.” A man named Hank approached me after a talk about Jesus’ way of peace that I gave at a church in the United States, and this is how he

When I was young, I wondered why Jesus didn’t come to earth as a woman (they seemed smarter to me). I also wondered why Jesus hadn’t come as an Irishman (our family is part Irish),

The Bible begins at, well, the beginning. "In the beginning God..." Before the big bang there was a Big Bang-er. And that explosive, universe-creating Force behind everything is pure Love. The essence of God is identified