The sheer torrent of political advertising hitting us here is stunning. Little of it is positive. Even less of it is fully true.

There may have been a significant issue at stake in all this. But who of us would be surprised were we to discover one day ...

Perhaps we could all use a few moments of levity in these difficult days? –Ed. INT. CAFÉ CLOUD NINE, HEAVEN – ETERNAL DAY Small groups ...

Abraham, paragon of biblical faith, is complicated, contradictory, both faithful and deeply flawed.

I dream of being as eloquent in my mouth as I am in my head. I dream of seeing a word on paper and making that word a reality ...

Our faith’s preferred metaphors tend to emphasize motionlessness as the goal state.

After 112 years in the Christian Reformed Church, First CRC of Detroit has transferred out of the CRC and into the Reformed Church in America, as First Reformed Church Grosse Pointe. A couple of weeks ...

Once, as I was walking off the pitch after a rugby match, a teammate named Jeff, who’d just discovered that I was a Christian and a pastor, announced to me: “Hey! Jared! I started reading the Bible ...

Every now and again, the Athletics and Recreation Centre at the university I work for runs a one-off exercise class during lunch hour that staff can sign up for at no cost. And every now and again, in ...

Plenty is quieter than abundance. It does not promise everyone will have everything they want or that hardship will disappear. Plenty asks whether what God ...

I’m not a complete Luddite; I’m not here to jettison all technology from our lives. But I frequently find myself thinking ...

Lately, I have been asking some of my friends how much money they make each year. Only one has told me. I understand why. The question can sound intrusive or judgmental. It might feel like the ...