How (Not) to Pray
Mark Schloneger
For those who feel burdened by prayer — like it’s more an obligation for God than an invitation to God — then what Jesus teaches his disciples about prayer might feel like finally being able to breathe. That’s because Jesus releases us from prayer practices that can bind us and teaches us a simple prayer […]
True North
Mark Schloneger
The life Jesus calls “collecting treasures in heaven” looks like a life shaped by the Spirit, filled with love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Both as individuals and a community, spiritual practices help us cultivate this fruit in our lives. We do them not because we think they will help us […]
Foreign God
Mark Schloneger
When Paul is speaking to the Athenians, he embodies God’s passionate desire to enfold them into the body of Christ. Paul recognizes that the city’s idols reflect people’s desire for the divine, but Paul directs them to God and connects their desire with God’s desire for them to repent and become part of the body […]
Jesus Before Rome
Mark Schloneger
When loyalty becomes the question, and power provides the answer, truth dies alone. And then our passions carry us to places where our values would never lead. Jesus will not be bound by the limitations presented by Pilate’s questions. “My kingdom is not from this world,” Jesus says. It does not operate by the same […]
Blindsight
Mark Schloneger
Jesus said, “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” (John 9:5). John, chapter 9, is the story of Jesus healing a man who was blind since birth. However, those who seemingly already see have vision problems when it comes both to Jesus and the healed man. In the light […]
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