I just got back from a trip to China, sponsored by Fuller Seminary. I had the wonderful privilege of meeting with pastors from the Chinese Christian Council. This is the state-regulated church. I know there is a lot of discussion and debate concerning the registered and the underground church in China. I am [...]

This week’s passage is the fantastic story of Jesus walking with two disciples on the road to Emmaus. It is an account of the resurrection story being real in the lives of followers of Jesus. It speaks of the ushering in of a new season in the lives of God’s people. This is [...]

This is a scholarly study of the social interaction in both fresh expressions of church and traditional churches in transition. The authors, Sara Savage and Eolene Boyd-MacMillan, are both Research Associates with the Psychology and Religion Research Group at the University of Cambridge. Although scholarly in its approach it is also accessible in its presentation [...]

The disciples had been presented with the evidence of the empty tomb by Peter and John. Mary Magdalene had reported that she had seen two angels in Jesus’ tomb who challenged her as to why they she was so sad, and then Jesus himself had spoken to her and commissioned her to report to the [...]

Life is a journey, and we are Christ-followers. We also belong to a company of pilgrims that is walking together. We are walking in step with Christ, making sure we neither get ahead nor drag behind. Life has to be lived at walking pace, which ensures that we walk in company and that we notice [...]

I am a proud member of a Rotary Club in my hometown. I have been in Rotary for over ten years. I faithfully pay my dues, attend meetings, work on projects that better my community, traveled to Peru and Zambia working on projects to better those regions of the world. I have met [...]

This passage is about death and new life. It is the story of the raising of Lazarus from death back to earthly life by Jesus who is the resurrection and the life. The OT passage read in some churches this week is Ezekiel 37:1-14. This is the story of a valley of very dry bones [...]