Not all hospitality is created equal. Sometimes it's about finger sandwiches and impeccable taste. Biblical hospitality, however, calls us to something much greater. When practiced faithfully, it beco

The common paradigm for Christian living in this world is that we should "in, but not of" the world. Surely this is good advice; after all, Jesus used those very words when He prayed for his disciples

Peter Pan was convinced that the worst thing that could happen to you is that you would grow up. Walt Disney said that the trouble with the world is that people grow up. Jesus said that if you weren't

Contentment or restlessness? Which one does God call us to? The answer seems simple. Paul even tells us the secret to contentment and exhorts us to embrace that along with him. But is it really that s

Throughout the Bible, we are called to many things that seem to contradict each other- two callings that seem to tell us to do things that are exactly opposite. Fasting is a common religious practice

The Christian life is full of paradoxes. In following Jesus, we can find instructions that tell us to do things that seem to be in complete contradiction to one another. So how do we do that? Is it ab

There's nothing worse than being stuck in the middle. It can feel like all the important things are on either side of you while you're stuck feeling like you've missed the good parts. Sometimes that's

Music is one of, if not THE, biggest parts of the Christmas season. It helps us to not just pass the time as we listen to music, but it helps us to markthe time because it is specifically music for C

We sit between two advents. This places us with a unique vantage point that theologians call the "already/not yet." The season of Advent is designed to highlight the tension that arises from this uniq

God's people are a waiting people. That has been true since the prophecies that were delivered right after the fall. In the Old Testament, they were waiting on God's promised deliverer- The Messiah. H