The time around, and shortly after, the Council of Nicaea in 325 was a wild time for Christianity. The Roman Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in 313 through the Edict of Milan, and eventually made it the official state religion of the Roman Empire. Finally,...
The first eight months have gone by really fast. And in that (short) time, I’ve been learning a lot in my first job being on church staff. I’ve done a lot over the years in a volunteer capacity, but there’s something different about doing ministry in...
When you’re in the midst of a global pandemic, caring for the sick isn’t likely the first thing on your mind. Most of us are thinking about our own survival, whether it’s with our physical health or economic well-being. All you have to do is look at...
Note: The article Life-Giving through Gifts-Based Ministry was originally written for a series called “What My Church Does Well” for The High Calling (now at Theology of Work Project). Today, I’m excited about serving at my church. But it wasn’t always...
She loves to be tickled. When most kids would squirm and ask you to stop, my one-and-a-half-year-old daughter giggles, “Tickle, Daddy!” as if she wants more. I love those moments with my children. You know the ones—when the whole world disappears, and nothing else...
I’m pretty much over the drama with the current election cycle. Is it just me, or are the presidential elections getting to be more hateful and divisive? And it doesn’t stop with the presidential candidates. Rarely do you see campaign ads designed to...