1. Live Redemptively God, the Holy Trinity, created humanity in his image—in the context of mutual, loving, intimate relationships. In creation, God declared everything as good,
I sat in a worn, squeaky auditorium chair at my elementary school, feeling goose bumps as I was suddenly consumed by a vision of my
Many churches have mission statements. Families can have mission statements, too. Our family’s sense of mission derives from Isaiah 61:1–3. Jesus cited this text as
A man raced through the streets of Capernaum searching for the one person who could help him. He glimpsed an animated figure preaching, pushed through
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason
Two stories A few months ago, my wife and I were working at a weekend family camp as directors of the children’s ministries. On the
Taste and see that the Lord is good… (Psalm 34:8). The baby is fresh from his mother’s womb, naked, blinking in the unaccustomed light. He lies
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Summer 2008 issue of Mutuality (Original publication date: 6/05/08). In college, I first learned the difference between
My older brother, Christopher, and I stood face to face on the top of a mountain in Edinburgh, Scotland. We had been traveling through Scotland
A faulty metaphor gets in your head. You feel it birthing new thoughts, feeding on your fears, spreading through your body, pulsing in your veins.