James Fields offers reflections on the brokenness and suffering within our African American culture and the connection between God’s anger & his mercy.

“For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?” “Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?” For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. (Romans 11:34-36) When we think about God, often we […]

Many scholars, pastors, and church leaders teach that the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation is all about God’s plan to save humankind from their sins. But if the whole Bible is about how God rescues human beings, doesn’t that make it all about us? [Tweet “If the whole Bible is about how God rescues […]

In his new book, Blood Work, Pastor Anthony Carter tackles the question: For whom did Christ Die? Pastor Carter writes: The question is often raised, “For whom did Christ die?” In Romans 5:6–9, the Bible tells us that Christ died for those who are “weak,” “ungodly,” and “sinners.” “Weak” speaks to our inability to save […]

Did you know our world is reimaged in thrice texture? God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one, and this is commonly referred to as the Trinity. God created the world, and his nature has set a Trinitarian P A T T E R N over it. The Trinitarian nature […]

Recently, I did something I often regret. I read the comment section of an article on a secular website discussing Christianity. Most Internet savvy Christians have done it and most, like me, usually leave upset, angry, or rueful. If you follow religious blogs or articles at all, you are aware of the type of people […]