“Are you reflecting the light and grace of God in your life?” ​ In Walter Brueggemann’s iconic book, The Prophetic Imagination he opens with a chapter titled The Alternative Community of Moses, and he writes, “The contemporary American church is so largely enculturated to the American ethos of consumerism that it has little power to believe or to act.” In other words, the church is more-so shaped by American culture than it is its own historic narrative. Perhaps if we reflect back over the...

The days are difficult. We can point to the trouble of our times; they are many. With a broad brush we can, and often chime in with our “answer” to the tensions. A new or different political leader might be the start for some. But still yet for others it is a matter of giving a chance to the current leader (that is the current leader of any time), I am not calling out anyone specific although there might be reason to. Perhaps the next answer to our many woes would be to simply “go green.” If...

If you watch The Law video that The Bible Project has put out you’ll hear the story of Israel and why there became so many laws, 613 at...