It is a Saturday afternoon. The kids are playing innocently enough. You are enjoying some coffee while watching them. All of the sudden, things start to get a little out of hand.…
God Cares About Motive
July 8, 2021
Category: Bible
A Quick and Proper Tour Guide
June 9, 2021
Have you ever travelled to a place that is quite unlike where you live? Maybe you have gone somewhere that does not speak the same language and has different customs? When I…
Luke’s Gospel of Reversal … and the kiddos.
December 3, 2020
On January 9 1998, CBS aired the first episode of the short-lived TV show, Kids Say the Darndest Things. The show featured brief conversations between the host and children, which always included…
Giving Thanks, Worshiping Emmanuel
November 27, 2020
This week we celebrate both Thanksgiving and the beginning of Advent. There is no intended connection between the two, but they usually fall within four days of each other, and they theologically…
Luke’s Gospel of Reversal … and our posture.
November 19, 2020
I have a tendency to slouch. I sometimes stand with my shoulders slumped and I routinely sit somewhat reclined, not quite upright in a chair. I am not sure when I developed…
The Gospel of Reversal … and a ‘friend of God’
September 18, 2020
Hello NAPC friends. In my seminary studies right now (and by extension, in much of my personal reading time), I am working through the Gospel according to Luke. This book, the longest…