On the first day of class, Ms. Griffin asked us why we study history. (“Because the State of Texas makes us” would have been my honest answer.) “Because it repeats itself.” For instance… Jesus left Heaven to live without honor, wealth, or power on Earth. He admonished his disciples not… Read More
The Atlas of Giving Report released in April 2016 documented a decline in American generosity compared to 2015 and forecasted more of the same for the rest of the year. As a public speaker for a global charity since 2005, I’ve witnessed record-low giving by evangelical crowds I’ve spoken to over the last… Read More
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of… Read More
So GOD formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. (Genesis 2:19) Hippopotamus. Platypus.… Read More
God spoke through the prophet Ezekiel and said, “The sin of the people of Israel is great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice.” -Ezekiel 9:9a When God’s people did nothing about the bloodshed and injustice in their land, it marred God’s reputation. Their… Read More
“Love the foreigner, therefore, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 10:19) “Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.” (Colossians 3:11) Jerry spent the last hour cutting moldy sheetrock away from our bathroom walls. His graying mustache… Read More
Shaun Groves