Despite Abuses, Cross Recalls God’s Love

The new general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, said at his recent induction that “the cross is the symbol churches need to return to in order to be one.” Interestingly it was when I was representing the Baptist Union in...

Our Children Know Spin When They See It

In the interesting ways of life and parenting, I’ve learned that while I started my parenting career thinking that I was the teacher and my children my students, we were actually collaboratively learning how to live in this rapidly changing world. My children...

How’s your muchness?

When I was a boy, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass were part of the cultural background, largely through Disney cartoons, but I don’t think I ever read either of the books (they were about a girl, after...

From Mountaintop to Real-World Ministry

Have you ever been somewhere and not wanted to leave? Maybe you were asleep, and you did not want to get up. Maybe you have been at a party with friends, and you did not want to leave. Or maybe you were on vacation, and you did not want to return to work. We all have...

Two Approaches to Christian Evangelism

There are two vastly different Christian approaches to evangelism being practiced today. One can be described as inclusive and invitational; the other is dualistic and confrontational. The one that is inclusive and invitational is based on the theology that all people...