For Jesus there is no grey middle ground. It is either light or darkness.
Author: Barry Newton
Barry has worked with congregations in Texas, California and Brazil. He and his wife Sofia have two sons. He believes we should love God above all and that to honor this principle will shape daily decisions and silence competing values. Furthermore, we ought to love people in those ways we would like to be treated.
Cookies – revealer of hearts
Have you ever been a cookie ghoul? I have, but not by choice. I was appointed the steward of the dessert table at a youth event. The responsibility came with a clear mandate: One cookie …
Rocks & Our Lives As Ponds
We can create chaos in our lives. There is one who can restore peace.
Who do you see?
Standing at the corner near a stop light, a thin sunburned man with dirty clothes holds a sign asking for help. Who do you see? When I was growing up, the prevalent consensus was: They’re …
Living under liberty
Liberty poses dangers. How will the liberated live?
A short handbook on love
Got love? Only one form of love can exist independent of its environment.
Why do what is right? Why be good?
Two questions strip away practical façades revealing whether our motivation is worthy.
The grace Paul never knew
Our assumptions about grace shape our understanding of scripture and Christian practice.
Suffering – Assayer of Men and God
Suffering reveals our piety’s character to the spiritual world while instigating human grapplings about God. Suffering can lead to knowing how to live life.
Finding hidden manna
Old Testament background and a pattern of promise and fulfillment unlock a cryptic phrase in Revelation.