The question is: Who is our ultimate model of authority? Rob wants us to consciously choose Jesus as our model of authority. When the church chooses Jesus, then it becomes the body of Christ, empowered not with the authority of coercive power, but empowered by the Holy Spirit to follow Christ in service and love. ...

Rob is desperately trying to help us get past the false dichotomy of head and heart. Did you know that the head is part of the body? Did you know that the heart is part of the body? It's rather difficult to think without the heart and to feel without the brain. There are some basic biological principles at work here that are hard to deny. Yet, we are quick to take up these dichotomies. Rob is trying to help ...

Protestants and Catholics alike are talking about whether the new pope matters. Here’s why Suzanne and Adam think the pope matters. Join the conversation below. ...

Isaiah's political message is not good for national defense! But it's the only message that will lead to the reconciliation of the nations. Here are a few questions to think about from this video: ...

There was an angry deity in need of appeasement at the Cross that day, and it was us. As it has always been us when it comes to sacrifice. ...

Fox News is an easy target for people like me. It tends toward the extreme in order to entertain and provocate. Its annual panic meter is once again off the charts as it strikes fear in the hearts of viewers. It is December, after all, and thus has begun the “War on Christmas.” Rally the troops! We must defend Christmas! The most powerful defender of Christmas at Fox is Bill O’Reilly. In the video above, O’ ...

If Mitt Romney wins tomorrow, I hope he embraces his Mormon Christian identity. I hope his presidency will be clearly marked by his faith. We could use some good Mormonism in the White House. So, if he wins, I hope he leads the United States as a faithful Mormon. Many Christians want to exclude Mormons from the Christian family. Many Catholic Christians and Protestant Christians don’t think Mormons are Chri ...

Last week I explained why I was feeling a bit giddy. The Forgiving Victim video course of introduction to Christianity, a project I’ve been working on with James Alison for over 3 years, is entering what is known as the beta phase. Now we are asking folks to try the course out in their communities and give us their feedback so we can get ready for an official launch in spring 2013. To our delight, over 65 p ...

The Internet can be a very mean place. But it can also lead us to grace. The dichotomy of meanness and grace was recently displayed on the website reddit.com. The backstory goes like this: A man was waiting in line at airport security. He spotted Balpreet Kaur, a young woman who is a baptized Sikh and a student at Ohio State University. The man surreptitiously took out his phone, positioned the camera, and ...

What if I told you that Jesus had a spiritual practice that he performed every day? What if I told you that this spiritual practice formed his life? What if I told you that Jesus himself said that this spiritual practice was the most important thing in the world? And what if I told you that we know exactly what that practice was and that you can share with Jesus in this spiritual practice? ...