Self-Sanctioning Sacrifice (Excerpt from “Advent for the Broken-Hearted”)

Jesus was not a normal human baby. Unlike other human beings, Jesus chose to come into the world, even though he knew his purpose would be to suffer and die as a sacrifice.

Isaiah 1: Morsel of Mercy

what we do (or do not do) about righteously tending and caring for the physical earth itself matters to God; what we do (or do not do) about hungry people and homeless people, marginalized people and people in need matters to God.

Mercy and Grace

Some warm to the largely comforting and hopeful philosophy that babies are born pure and innocent, and itโ€™s the morally unhealthy culture, surrounding society, that inclines us to sin. Others argue that to believe such a theory takes a person off the hookโ€”my sin is always someone elseโ€™s fault, rather than owning we are born sinful.

Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

โ€œWe are the new humanity,โ€ Noah had said quietly, his voice catching. โ€œGod has given us Shalom, and we will praise Him with all our hearts.โ€