Ryan Reed
The following text is taken from Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics IV/3.2, pp. 671-3. Read it and be encouraged that God indeed has rescued us from our anxiety and fear! Cheers!
“The Christian’s liberation is finally a liberation from anxiety to prayer. In prayer he may move towards his Lord and therewith out of anxiety, thus [...]
I came across this passage in my reading. A friend of mine mentioned it in his blog, and I decided that it, too, must be mentioned here.
As we all know, the Gospel writers tell us that Jesus came to bring life. Jesus speaks these words himself, declaring in John 10:10, “I have come [...]
If we understand the task of preaching as the very Word of God proclaimed to a particular community at a particular time, then we can assume that preaching and sharing the message of Jesus with others is the grand, radical equalizer for all people, regardless of race, socio-economic status, personal achievement, or class. The Word [...]
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I delivered this sermon at ORB Community Church in Red Bank, NJ, on Sunday, May 22. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed crafting and delivering it! May it bear witness to Jesus Christ! Cheers!
Well, we made it through another miscalculation of the end of the world. The Bible code [...]
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A close seminary friend used to tell me, oft quoting past mystics and theologians, and noting the dreary, melodramatic reality of the world, “We live in an in-between time – between despair and hope – between the Resurrection and the Parousia – between the inauguration of the Kingdom of God and the final redemption of [...]
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Mother Teresa once wrote, “I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich would get for money. No, I wouldn’t touch a leper for a thousand pounds…”
Now, imagine if she would have stopped here. Right now I can identify with her. I, too, desire to give to the poor. I [...]
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