One of my greatest challenges at Emmanuel was when I preached. Each time I did, I found myself doubting. I stood at the microphone as a...

I don’t know about you, but when I hear stories like this, filled with fragrances and ointments, I am not entranced by the heavenly...

The story of Scripture gives a profound, four-part theological motivation for caring for creation as Christians. 1. God created humans...

The Christian Church has a long history of mission in diverse cultures, beginning with the Apostles spreading the Gospel from their...

In The Upside-Down Kingdom, Donald B. Kraybill explores the Kingdom theme in the Gospels, particularly Luke. The Kingdom Jesus proclaims...

In mercy ministries, the subject of spiritual formation does not always receive the attention it deserves. In a single mercy ministry...

Father, have you seen how many of your children have no place to lay their heads? They have no place to lay other than concrete steps....

In ministry, the temptation to focus exclusively on tasks to be accomplished, lessons and sermons to be written, evangelism programs to...

When participating in mercy ministries, it is requisite to understand what the word “poverty” means. I have found myself susceptible to...

Every week, nearly one-hundred individuals experiencing homelessness step through the doors of Liberti Center City to take part in our...

Dear —————, I want to thank you for your support of my ministry in Philly and all the work God is doing in the homeless community there....

The notion that social justice is a distinct action that is not part of the Gospel is a failure to understand the good news of Christ....

Father, as I look out at the beautiful Philly skyline, that old beacon of freedom, peace, and brotherly love, I mourn its fall into...

Center City and Main Line Philadelphia are viewed as a continuous community, yet the reality is there is a sharp contrast between the two...

As the church has “improvised” the fifth act of the biblical story, we have lost the theme of suffering. While the biblical story is made...

"N. T. Wright provides a helpful illustration of how the Bible invites us into its narrative. He imagines that the script of a 'lost'...