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Faith • Biblical Reflections

Redefining Greatness: Up and to the Right or Down and to the Left?

Rev. Rob Yancey | 8 min read

On the treadmill last week, at an hour when only werewolves and swim parents are awake, I listened to Pete Scazzero’s Emotionally Healthy Leader podcast and heard him say, discussing the temptations of Jesus, the phrase “up and to the right.” And I realized, listening to the discussion: there’s Hinduism, Islam, Christianity…  but do you...

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Friendly Fire in the Church: Mark 2:18-3:12

Dr. Bruce Lowe | 12 min read

You likely know the expression friendly fire. It’s a tragic expression, really, because there is nothing ‘friendly’ in it at all. It is the horrible scenario in war where a soldier finds him or herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, shot at by their own fellow troops. But why mention this with...

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Culture • Christianity & Culture

The Return of the Prodigal Son: From Two Artistic Vantage Points

Randy Newman | 9 min read

On a recent visit to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, I was drawn to a painting I had not seen there or anywhere else before. My first guess was that it was by Rembrandt because the overall hue was that rich dark brown the great Dutch painter used so frequently. And like...

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Culture • Christianity & Culture

The Greatest Story Ever [Re]Told

Erin Rodewald | 13 min read

Let me tell you a story… Since ancient of days, these words have held our collective imaginations captive. We all enjoy a good story: to be drawn into a compelling narrative; to be transfixed by flawed but sympathetic characters; to be swept away by conflict, tension, adventure; and finally, to be rescued by resolution, conclusion,...

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Faith • Biblical Reflections

Bad Accounting, An Eccentric Boss, Complaining Employees, and the Kingdom of God

Rev. Matt Lietzen | 14 min read

Jesus’ parables are stories Jesus told, stories each with a particular purpose – not disconnected moral fables about how to be better people but rather stories to immerse us in another world, a truer world that he calls the kingdom of God. With each story, Jesus gives us a glimpse into, and helps us perceive...

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Bashing Babies on Boulders? Making Sense of Psalm 137

Joe Palekas | 11 min read

Where were you on May 2, 2011? I was at an Usher concert with a few friends. It was a great concert, and I enjoyed hearing Usher perform several hits from his newest album, Raymond v. Raymond. The concert, though, is not the reason I remember that day. I remember May 2, 2011 because of...

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