Monthly Archives: October 2023

God’s abundance is revealed in surprising ways when Christ’s reign is working among and between a once-divided people now reconciled together in by the gospel. From the miraculous provision of God where circumstances are divinely woven together into a fabric … Continue reading →

In the Ancient Near East the practice of hospitality moved beyond relational embrace to holistic care. It was a moral commitment that involved compassionate care and generosity for the “other,” especially someone far from home. Food, shelter, and physical well-being … Continue reading →

Thinking of Jesus’ closest followers they would have been hard to describe as a community. The social descriptions available to first-century Palestine didn’t have a clear category for them. They were not only the destitute or only the rich, among … Continue reading →