This simple concept of shalom as “the way things ought to be” has given me a lot of personal satisfaction in the work we have done on our home.

What lies behind wisdom most fundamentally is an orientation to learning.

When faced with conflicts over our cherished things, we often default to either “fight” or “flight.” 

 I can share two non-negotiable characteristics of a healthy, growing church.

There is no official program, and until recently most in the church did not know he was doing it.

Scripture tells us that the best windows into God’s divine being are God’s image bearers—and about half of those image bearers in the world today are women.

When I read the book of Acts I see the same patterns of the Spirit’s movement that I see today.

The diversity of the church is a window into God’s soul. And we’ve been trying to catch up since Genesis.

A version of founder’s syndrome lies behind our reluctance to invest in emerging leaders.

We want to be a denomination anchored in God’s love for us and propelled by God’s desire to see us grow.

Incarnation is one reason I love being a Christian.

The Reformed teaching that my worldview affected how I consumed or produced media and culture was eye-opening.

All too often, witness to the gospel has been mixed with patterns of economic and cultural domination.

누구도 우리의 삶과 사역에서 지속적인 배움의 가치를 부인하지 않을 것입니다. 그러나 신기하게도 우리는 종종 그 가치를 간과합니다. 

Nadie puede negar el valor del aprendizaje continuo en nuestra vida y ministerio, pero, curiosamente, a menudo lo pasamos por alto.

As I look back on my time as executive director of the CRCNA, it seems improbable that so much has happened in the life of our church and denomination in such a short time (February 2020 to June 2022).

By any measure, Jesus’ final prayer carries great weight.

Lately, the war in Ukraine is exposing the vulnerability of the earth to this simple truth.

The church, like so much else in our society, has changed as a result of COVID.

I was recently reflecting on how easy it can be to lose hope in a time like this, and yet, our hope is Christ.

우리는 기독교인으로서 만물을 하나님의 영광을 위해 사용하도록 부르심 받았습니다. 여기에는 우리가 과학기술을 어떻게 사용하느냐도 포함됩니다.

야망은 현재를 보는 시각을 흐리게 하고 하나님께서 매일 베푸시는 축복을 간과하게 합니다.

As Christians we are called to use all things for God’s glory. That includes our technology.