Monthly Archives: April 2018

From the beginning of The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor, author Mark Labberton has written about perceiving, naming and now he will address the final step of loving our neighbors: acting. It is the part of life where there … Continue reading →

In The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor, Pastor Mark Labberton devotes many pages to the “neighbors” we could be helping. He cites Scripture after Scripture to support the fact that Christians should devote their efforts to helping those in … Continue reading →

“The lifestyle of waking up to God, to the work of God in the world and living that way—holds out hope that the love and justice of our hearts can come to mirror the love and justice of God’s heart”. … Continue reading →

    What does it mean to claim the name “Christian?” Does it mean saved? Does it mean sanctified? Does it mean redeemed? Does it mean that you have repented from your sin? Well it could mean all of those… … Continue reading →

When you have been married to someone for forty-three years, it is an amazing thing to experience seeing your spouse change. Of course you change too. However in most marriages, some things don’t change, feelings about personal important ideas, positions … Continue reading →

“Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man … Continue reading →

Growing up, I listened to a lot of different music: rock, pop, jazz, classical etc. I remember a quirky piece of music that caught my attention, a song that I thought was out of character for the artist, “A Boy … Continue reading →

What is worship? For many years I spent an hour in church on Sunday and if I had a good Sunday school teacher, maybe two hours. That was it. Honestly, at times it seemed like it was a duty. Like … Continue reading →

Commenting on a group discussion he and other pastors had with African-American men and women, “We saw that night how little and how shallowly we see. Deep pain can be caused by our shallow vision of others.” Pastor Labberton writes … Continue reading →

We all come to understand the world from our own worldview which is greatly shaped by our culture. Of course the range of cultural differences is greatly varied. When I studied intercultural communication in college, I was struck by how … Continue reading →