Women in The Book of Esther

We live in an exciting era of women’s rights.  In the past century, women have fought for the right to vote, to be heard, and to be respected.  We see this in a wide variety of expressions from marches to the #MeToo movement and beyond.  Sometimes we take this for granted, but in comparison to how women how have been … Read More

Reasons to Welcome, Not Ban

  25 Reasons Why Christians Should Welcome (Not Ban) Immigrants & Refugees God cares for all people, not just those inside a particular national border. As Christians, global citizenship trumps national citizenship. Christianity affirms that all people have the same value, regardless of their current religion, since all of creation comes from God. The Good Samaritan story includes ethnic dimensions: … Read More

Why Jesus?

What makes Jesus unique from all other teachers or prophets? According to Mark, John, Paul, and the author of Hebrews, here is a brief list to start…

Lessons from 370

The recent tragedy teaches us some important (and sad) lessons about ourselves.