Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves. — Genesis 11:4. Most of us first encountered the story of the Tower of Babel in the colorful pages of a Sunday school lesson. The takeaways were usually…
Take One For The Team — The Bench Warmer’s Grace
For this reason my joy has been fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. — John 3:29-30. In the third chapter of John’s Gospel, we witness one of the most radical shifts in perspective in human history. John the Baptist, a man who had captivated the attention of a nation, suddenly finds his crowds thinning. His…
The Architect of Peace
It is difficult to survey the modern horizon without feeling a sense of disorientation. We find ourselves in an era defined not just by geopolitical skirmishes, but by a deeper, more intimate fragmentation. We are at war abroad, but more poignantly, we seem to be at war with our neighbors. The public square, once a…
The Gift of Sufficiency
“Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.” — 1 Corinthians 1:7 St. Paul’s greeting to the church in Corinth is a declaration of spiritual abundance. Writing to a community that was often fractured and struggling with its own identity, Paul begins not…
The Temple and the Promise
“Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’” — John 2:19 When Jesus spoke these words, those standing in the shadow of Herod’s massive stone structure were offended and bewildered. They saw only the physical: the forty-six years of labor, the gold, and the permanence of the institution.…