The “imitation of Christ” is an ancient and honorable goal in Christian literature and piety. Yet it can hardly be said to command allegiance in contemporary church life. This seems to result not so ...

Unlike catechisms, Scripture frequently offers us a choice. Counter to popular opinion, the same theology doesn't run from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22. There are as many unique ways of looking at God ...

The Christian life is not a game of Simon says. The publication of What Would Jesus Eat? The Ultimate Program for Eating Well, Feeling Great, and Living Longer (Nelson, 2002) signals, I hope, the end ...

Readings: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a Romans 6:3-4, 8-11 Matthew 10:37-42 First, another reference to a cup of cold water and then a question. This drink is found in Helmut Walser Smith’s Germany: A Nation ...

“For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you” (John 13:15). When I was 6 years old, my brother Joe was already attending school, my dad was at work all day and my ...

When a tradesman of Jesus’ times passed his craft on to his child, the process began early and continued until the son was ready to take over the father’s tools. By then, he had so mastered the art of ...

For many years, I have been very cautious about any attempt for me, or anyone, to be “like God.” My thinking was that since God is absolute purity, holiness, power and knowledge, how could I ever be ...

This week and the two following weeks, I will discuss several of the great literary classics on the spiritual life. Those fortunate enough to have some summer reading time left may profit from these ...