By Joe LaGuardia In Acts 1:8, Jesus unequivocally identified the role his disciples play in the world: “You will be my witnesses…to the ends of the earth.” But ask any Christian to bear witness (first-hand!) of an experience of God, and you will likely get a blank stare. Some will recall a conversion experience. OthersContinue reading “We are called to be witnesses. Period.”
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Easter Justice and a thirst for righteousness
One of last things Jesus said before he died on the cross was, “I thirst.” It is hard to imagine the very Savior who promised a woman by the well (John 4) everlasting water being thirsty, but he was. Perhaps there is a deeper meaning to this illusive Easter text. We live in aContinue reading “Easter Justice and a thirst for righteousness”
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