Grace Mills River

It’s His perhaps most awkward encounter, complete with apparent social gaffes, misunderstandings, and comments that might make any onlooker turn away. But the mark of His goodness is His ability to turn an awkward moment into one of healing.

The restoration of Peter brings us into the story of how Jesus relates disciples with all sorts of issues. The heart and power of Jesus to both reconcile and (re)commission his denier is a window into how Jesus relates to each of his disciples.

What everyone thought was a failed ending to a hopeful story was actually a necessary tragedy for a greater fulfillment.

We cherish the celebratory mood Easter can bring our way. But then Monday comes, and the world comes rushing back in (if it left at all), and we are left with our fears and doubts. What then?

Let us be honest with ourselves: this whole faith is inescapably weird--odd, absurd, fantastic. But in its weirdness is its glory and its beauty. In this weirdest of times, we ought not stumble over, but celebrate, the weirdness of the Gospel.

In all his other encounters Jesus comes to offer a form of healing--except this one. In this encounter with the Adversary, Jesus has but one intention: to avoid infection. His encounter in the wilderness then, so to speak, built his immunity for the...

At a time when people are falling sick, or losing their job, or losing their business, or losing their life--when the future suddenly becomes wildly unpredictable for everyone--what good at all is it to give our attention to what it means to be...

Jesus is the complete fulfillment of the Old Testament, the one to whom every prophet and promise points. This Messiah perpetually comes in a surprising form, breaking our assumptions because he is so much better and glorious than we imagined, while...

We all know what it is to long for healing of various kinds--of physical afflictions to be sure, but more than that of deeper inner unrest. Often Jesus styles himself as a healer, asking “what do you want me to do for you?” But that question is in...

Jesus was perpetually surrounded by three categories of people: The Fascinated that were intrigued by Jesus; The Furious that were offended by Jesus; The Followers that worshipped Jesus. We can each likely find all three in our hearts as we 1) believe...