compassion

A Christian Response to Gun Violence

A Christian Response to Gun Violence

How can we be salt and light in a world filled with tragedy? In the 911 call recording, you can hear Tiffany trying to keep it together. Behind her, children are crying. She shushes them repeatedly, trying to keep her own panicked breathing under control. She’s insisting that she hears gunshots. In the background, sirens wail.
Love and Forgiveness

Love and Forgiveness

Sin has been, is now, and will be a consistent problem for humankind until Jesus Christ returns. The sin of Adam was passed to us all (Genesis 3). From the time of Adam until the resurrection of Jesus, the full sharing and communion with Yahweh was lost. Yahweh is a ...
Better Than Children: God’s Heart for Society’s Outsiders

Better Than Children: God’s Heart for Society’s Outsiders

Isaiah draws concentric circles around the Kingdom. Written by an Israelite seer in a time of great national distress, the book offers warning, encouragement, judgment, and prophecy about both the circumstances of his time and the coming Messianic Kingdom. As in all books ...