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Faith • Biblical Reflections

What the World Needs Now: Zacchaeus

Alexis Stanford | 7 min read

Picture the scene. Jesus, walking on the streets of Jericho, surrounded by his disciples and talking with them as they go. Perhaps they are talking about the Law, or maybe of the Psalmist; Jesus, humming these lines softly as he listens to their questions: “Oh God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my...

Faith • Biblical Reflections

From Kuhn To Christ: Why the Old Testament Matters

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 18 min read

I remember seeing the movie The Game, starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn on an airplane during a business trip in the late 1990s. Michael Douglas plays a financier named Nicholas, who, having experienced the trauma of witnessing his father’s suicide, throws himself into his work, in the process estranging his brother Conrad, played by...

Faith • Biblical Reflections

Missio on the Sabbath: Eternity Every Sunday

Will Thompson | 4 min read

“It was not man who implanted in himself what is infinite and the love of what is immortal: those lofty instincts are not the offspring of his capricious will; their steadfast foundation is fixed in human nature, and they exist in spite of his efforts.” Alexis de Tocqueville Eternity has long been a subject beyond...

Faith • Biblical Reflections

Missio on Jesus and the Sabbath: Rest and Reliance

Baylee Eby | 2 min read

The weeks are busy. I feel as though I am constantly rushing through work and running to the next event. I am always looking at the clock to determine how best to squeeze in another meeting, phone call or errand. It is as though as soon as my head hits the pillow to sleep my...

Faith • Biblical Reflections

The Lone Branch Bears Fruit

Alexis Stanford | 4 min read

There are two things that I know to be true: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” – 2 Timothy 3:16 There is not a single verse in the Bible that guarantees that I will be married or have children. It is...

Vocation • Visions of Vocation

Missio on Joseph: Thinking Through Power

Eric Peterman | 4 min read

It is easy for Christians to shy away from power. Jesus Christ, the author of our faith, was essentially homeless and devoid of any earthly authority while in this world. He commanded us to turn the other cheek when attacked. When all expected him to deal a giant blow to Rome, he rode into Jerusalem...

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