God Needs Us
God’s need reflects His heart’s desire that we actively participate in His compassion and love.
The Lesson of Jonah
The story of Jonah should help us strengthen our commitments to compassion and mercy during these challenging times.
The Forgotten Lesson from Sodom
Are there enough righteous people today who follow the ways of love, justice, and compassion?
The Place of Mercy
The Searcher of hearts asks us, “Do you wish to be made well?”
The Vineyard Story
We talk about coming to faith in Jesus and individually becoming a new creation, but we rarely take this “whole creation” commission seriously by becoming activists for God’s new creation.
Abortion: You, Me, and Religion
Some have suggested that the woman caught in adultery in John 8 was the prostitute Mary Magdalene, who had been sexually exploited and abused by Simon, her uncle. What if this abused and embittered woman had become pregnant? How would Jesus have treated Mary and the men who accused and abused her?
Vegetarian as Evangelism
Given the traditions of my Jewish and Hindu friends and the sensitivity of my vegan friends who demand compassion for all creatures, they would be highly offended if I consumed factory-farmed pigs and cows while advocating and otherwise adhering to Biblical principles of love, mercy, and compassion.
Justice & Mercy
God’s justice is like a mighty stream. To defy it is to block God’s almighty surge.
A Veggie Diet and the Desert Fathers
I long for a theology of divine compassion and love in this world. God cares for us deeply, but His compassion isn’t for us alone.
God’s Slaughterhouse or House of Prayer? Why Did God Require Animal Sacrifice?
Why would God approve of animal sacrifice? If He’s so compassionate as to notice even the smallest sparrow fall, why does He sanction the wholesale slaughter of innocent cows, sheep, and goats?
Theological InTents 