Jesus’ story makes no economic sense, and that was his intent. He was giving us a parable about grace, which cannot be calculated like a day’s wages. Grace is not about finishing last or first; it is...
Jesus honored the dignity of people, whether he agreed with them or not. He would not found his kingdom on the basis of race or class or other such divisions.
In other words, the proof of spiritual maturity is not how 'pure' you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.
I fell in love. It felt exactly like a fall, a head-over-heels tumble into a state of unbearable lightness. The earth tilted on its axis. I did not believe in romantic love at the time, thinking it a...
God is already present in my life and all around me; prayer offers the chance to attend and respond to that presence.
Evil’s greatest triumph may be its success in portraying religion as an enemy of pleasure when, in fact, religion accounts for its source: every good and enjoyable thing is the invention of a Creator...
Contrary to popular belief, love is actually a reflection of how much we ‘honor’ another person—for at its core genuine love is a decision, not a feeling.
Christ-followers need not live in fear, even when it seems that society may be turning against us. We rest in full confidence that God, in control of human history, will have the final word: The kingd...
C. S. Lewis observed that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which always runs by the rules of ungrace, allures us to trade away...
C. S. Lewis introduced the phrase pain, the megaphone of God. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains, he said; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world...
But what if I create a universe that is free, free even of me? What if I veil My Divinity so that the creatures are free to pursue their individual lives without being overwhelmed by My overpowering P...
As we rely on God, and trust his Spirit to mold us in his image, true hope takes shape within us, a hope that does not disappoint.We can literally become better persons because of suffering. Pain, how...
As a writer I have received my share of mixed reviews. Even so, as I read through stacks of vituperative letters, I got a strong sense for why the world does not automatically associate the word grace...
An institution cannot love; only people can love. As the proverb says, apart from love, giving becomes an insult.
After reporting on such moments, the historian Paul Johnson concludes, Attempts to perfect Christian societies in this world, whether conducted by popes or revolutionaries, have tended to degenerate i...
According to Jesus, what I think about him and how I respond will determine my destiny for all eternity.
According to Gallup polls, more Americans will pray this week than will exercise, drive a car, have sex, or go to work. Nine in ten of us pray regularly, and three out of four claim to pray every day....
A lo largo de toda la Biblia, en especial en los libros de los profetas, vemos a Dios debatirse en un conflicto interno. Por una parte, amaba apasionadamente a las personas que había creado; por otra,...
And said, almost without thinking, Well, of course, Philip, God was already present in the prison. I just had to make him visible. I have often thought of that line from Joanna, which would make a fin...
Where did our sense of beauty and pleasure come from? That seems to me a huge question—the philosophical equivalent, for atheists, to the problem of pain for Christians. The Teacher’s answer is clear:...