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Continue reading →: The Lost Son – Illustrating the Parable Thai-StyleThe painting of The Lost Son, by Sawai Chinnawong of Thailand, shows the prodigal son at rock bottom, hunched among pigs, capturing shame, emptiness, and the first stirrings of return. It’s a very human moment of despair, that makes forgiveness and restoration that he later finds with his father all…
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Continue reading →: When Judgment Is Good: Naming Injustice and Speaking TruthWithout judgment, injustice is never truly named. Jesus warned against hypocritical and self-righteous judgment, yet he sounded wake-up calls that exposed harm and abuse, especially where power hides behind religion. True judgment sees and speaks the truth, sides with the vulnerable, and opens the way for repentance—showing that courage and…
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Continue reading →: When Arguing For Innocence Isn’t EnoughI am seeing a lot of Christians on the left spending a great deal of energy arguing for the innocence of Alex Jeffrey Pretti. I understand why. Bearing witness to innocence matters. Truth matters. The refusal to let lies be perpetuated by authorities is a profoundly Christian instinct. But I…
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Continue reading →: What Does God Seek?If following Jesus is about relationship rather than rule-keeping, what does YHWH truly look for in human lives?
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Continue reading →: Seeing YHWH ClearlyThe Father is not discovered by looking behind Jesus, but by looking at him — the Son in whom he is well pleased
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Continue reading →: Lament for a Broken WorldThe world trembles, Lord, and truth is trampled; the proud rise up while the weak are forgotten. My heart grows weary at the weight of evil, and my eyes fail from watching for mercy. But you have not forsaken your creation; Christ has borne our sorrow and broken death’s grip.…
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Continue reading →: Losing the Lampstand: Revelation, Forsaken Love, and Evangelical WitnessI have been reflecting on the letter to the church of Ephesus in the book of Revelation, particularly where they are warned: “If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” In its immediate context, this is not a threat of annihilation…
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Continue reading →: Beyond Self-Righteousness and Self-CondemnationThe way of Jesus is neither self-condemnation nor self-righteousness. It is a path of honesty, humility, and hope, recognizing our infinite value and our very real limits. Both pride and shame are traps, keeping us locked in the self, whether puffed up or beaten down. Jesus offers a different orientation:…
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Continue reading →: Reflecting on Huldah: Integrity at the Edge of ExileReflecting on the account of Huldah, the Old Testament prophet, I find her placed at a turning point where rediscovered Scripture meets the weight of long-ignored unfaithfulness. She stands late in Israel’s story, when reform is still possible but collapse is already in view. Redemption here is no longer about…
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