Nothing gets so quickly boring and utterly complicated as reading the genealogies in the Bible. These lists of people from father to clan to tribe usually turn readers away from the biblical text rather than draw them into it. Truth is, we don’t really care who begat who. We’re looking for something more interesting, or at least something […]

On Mondays, I’ll be sharing a quote from Christian history to help us learn and grow by engaging with those Christians who come before us as we sit at a soul table. Gerald May writes, “Homeostasis is necessary for life. It provides a stable home base, a resting place from which the body can respond […]

‘Two guys are walking through the woods and come across this big, deep hole. ‘“Wow…that looks deep.”’ ‘“Sure does…toss a few pebbles in there and see how deep it is.” So, they pick up a few pebbles and throw them in and wait…no noise. “Dude. That is REALLY deep…here…throw one of these great big rocks […]