I once heard the story of a mother who’d been lied to by her 6-year-old son. To make the point that lying is bad news and destroys the joy in relationships, the mum said, “OK, for the next whole week you won’t know whether I’m telling the truth or lying.” The next day, driving … [Read more...] about Honest Lips
Love
Because His Love is True
God loves the material world, for He made it. He loves us material beings, for He made us, and placed on us the highest honour by making us as those who bear His image. There is a tendency to reject the material world in favour of some idea of a super-spiritual Christianity. … [Read more...] about Because His Love is True
Jesus, Proof of Pardon
The people that Jesus had come to save had thought that He was too liberal with His company. Not discerning enough about the kind of folks He was hanging around. In response, Jesus said that wisdom would be justified by her children. In other words, His policy of eating with … [Read more...] about Jesus, Proof of Pardon
Touch Hunger
Touch is an incredibly powerful experience. It can crack hard hearts and heal heavy wounds. Touch is normative to our well-being and communicates life to those around us. It should not surprise us then, that in a culture obsessed with death, touch is to be feared, held in … [Read more...] about Touch Hunger
Gratitude, The Non-Crappy Version
I recently heard someone say, "We don't deserve God's love and so, as Christians, we should be grateful that God loves us." Strange thing was, it didn't fill me with gratitude. It just upset my stomach. Somehow, being told I didn't deserve God's love didn't make me feel overly … [Read more...] about Gratitude, The Non-Crappy Version