Talking about the Trinity with Muslims

If you have five minutes, listen to this brother’s recounting of a conversation with three Palestinian Muslims, where the Trinity was a central part of the conversation. So helpful… [tvideo type=”vimeo” clip_id=”22034409″...

What is a Disciple? (Notes from last night.)

On Monday night we began a trip through the Sermon on the Mount. Here are the notes: The Sermon on the Mount is one of the places we get a block of Jesus’ teaching. The teaching is first of all addressed to his disciples. He’s going to tell them how to be and how to...

How to Forget God

Once, reading in Deuteronomy, I encountered this verse: “Beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.” (Deuteronomy 6:12) And then this one:  “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by...

Notes from last night.

Last night we took some time to explore a narrow but important topic. Here are the notes: This study stems from a time when I was reading Leviticus in my daily Bible reading. I noticed, in Leviticus 18, that the phrase “view the nakedness” was used for...

Dear David Brooks: Please Admit What We Really Need.

On Tuesday David Brooks had an excellent op-ed piece in the New York Times. I wanted to share it here for us to ponder, especially concerning what Mr. Brooks leaves out of his otherwise penetrating observations about the current state of our society. He opens...