Meals can both unite and divide people. Jesus’ practice of eating with “unclean” people (Gentiles) challenged the Israelites’ food and cleanliness laws which kept them separate from others. The Lord’s Supper is the symbol…
The Church is like a bus, in that we don’t get to choose who’s on the bus with us; it’s God’s church and not ours. In the midst of diversity in the church, we…
Churches today are tempted to adopt a corporate model of the church, which can be a consumer-oriented approach focused on programs, numerical growth, and effectiveness. The early church showed a different model with the…
