Questions Raised After Injuries at Apocalyptic-Themed Petting Zoo

The New York TimesJune 14, 2036 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — What was intended to be an educational and family-friendly attraction inspired by ancient biblical imagery has instead become the focus of mounting criticism and concern after several children were injured Saturday at a newly opened apocalyptic-themed petting zoo. The exhibit, titled Daniel’s Petting Zoo, featured animals modeled after […]

5 Ways to Make Sure You Never Learn Anything New from the Bible

There is a way to study the Bible for years and never actually learn anything new. Not because the Bible is shallow. But because we are. You can open it every day.Underline verses.Fill journals.Lead groups.Teach classes. And still never allow it to change your mind, confront your assumptions, or reshape your life. If your goal […]

The Most Dangerous Kind of Love

We tend to think hate is the most destructive force in the world. Hate starts wars.Hate divides families.Hate scars people for years. And it does. But there is a kind of love that can do even more damage than hate ever could. Because hate doesn’t pretend to be anything else. Love does. Hate announces itself. […]

What is servant Leadership really?

I’ll be honest. About ten minutes after I first heard the term servant leadership, something about it bothered me. I didn’t want it to. It sounded spiritual. Humble. Right. But there was something inside me that kept saying, That’s not the whole truth. At first, I was embarrassed that I felt that way. So I did what […]

A HAUNTING Question from the past.

“Tonight is my daughter’s first high school band concert. I’m not even sure why I am writing about this.” That’s the sentence. That’s all there was. One line, sitting there like a front door that was never opened. I found it today. In a sea of unfinished blog drafts. Waiting. Patient. Quiet. Haunting. Now – […]

Claws and No Claws

There’s this moment in Daniel chapter 6 that feels almost backwards. We rush to the miracle.We tell it like a children’s story.We imagine cartoon lions yawning in the corner. But Daniel 6 isn’t cute. It’s political.It’s personal.It’s dangerous. And buried inside it is an observation that flips everything upside down: The uncomfortable one was in the palace […]