“I used to think that to be Christlike meant to be alienated and put off by the sin of others. But it’s quite the opposite. Refusing to be alienated and put of by the sin of others is what allows me to be Christlike.” Brant Hansen “If you owned a Rembrandt covered in mud, you …
It’s the Rope That Saves
As I read it, the rope Rahab draped out her window and used to scale down Jericho’s wall was the very same red rope that the scouts put to use for their escape some days before. The rope was meant for both Jewish scouts and pagan prostitutes; for insiders and outsiders. As the scouts were …
Rahab’s Redemptive Red Rope
“Sharing faith is not like teaching a class on the fundamentals. It’s more like riding on a train with our hand out to give people running alongside a chance to come aboard.” It would be a stretch to claim that the scouts fully understood that the red rope signified Rahab’s salvation from judgment. But being …
More Than One Brand of Lostness
We have to stop to consider what’s going on inside this person, what sort of relationship we have with them, and what the Spirit wants us to say through us at this time with this person on this day. It was “the lost” that Jesus came all the way here to seek and to save. It …
Trigger Happy Christians
Have you noticed that Jesus asked a lot of questions? It’s odd when you think about it, God asking questions, as though he didn’t already know the answers! All the more do we have to ask questions in order to find out where people are coming from. Our goal to introduce them to Jesus notwithstanding, …
