Trusting in the Lord is like learning to ride a bike

Proverbs states, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding” (3:5).  My son learned that the hard way when I tried to teach him how to ride a bike without training wheels last week. It was a great day at the time.  My family and I wereContinue reading “Trusting in the Lord is like learning to ride a bike”

An Easter community inspires mutual welcome between strangers

What does it mean to be Easter people, a people who have seen Christ embrace us from atop a cross in spite of our sin?  It means accepting God’s hospitable invitation to new way of being community for one another. In a recent Christian Century article, ethicist Christine Pohl states that a best practice for buildingContinue reading “An Easter community inspires mutual welcome between strangers”