Exiles returning, rebuilding the temple and their lives; recapturing the lost identity as the chosen people of God. Standing as one, they repent of wrong and remember their story: Abraham's covenant, Joseph's provision, enslavement in Egypt, Moses' miracle deliverance, Joshua's victorious campaigns, and so much more. Memory marks sin's losses and gracious gifts. Lord, for …
Q & A on Christianity and the Refugee Situation
In response to my article at the Journal Sentinel ("What would Jesus say about 65 million refugees?"), I had a few people ask me for more information related to the current refugee situation, what is really going on currently in our nation, and what the proposed ban on refugees is all about. Since more than …
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What would Jesus say about 65 million refugees?
This week I wrote an Op Ed for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel entitled "What would Jesus say about 65 million refugees." Here is the beginning of the article: At a time when the world is facing the greatest refugee crisis in recorded history with more than 65 million people forcibly displaced from their homes President …
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Sending (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Sending," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Jesus on the Move." The text for this week are from Luke 9:1-6, 57-62; 10:1-24. Discussion Questions: When did you really become a follower of Jesus in your life? What was the decisive …
Sending
This weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series, "Jesus on the Move," with a messaged entitled, "Sending" from Luke 9:1-6, 57-62; and 10:1-24. These texts describe the sending out of the Twelve apostles and the seventy-two, with a brief description of three challenges of discipleship. I largely focused on apostleship and what it means that there are …
