Scripture as Source

This week in Ruth 3 we find a rather strange tale… even to our modern ear/eye. Especially because of our (limited) understanding of Eastern culture and the propriety between men and women, this encounter may seem out of place on the face. But as we read it in context and begin to understand the imagery in play, Read more

This week in Ruth 2 we’ll see a crystal clear picture of what grace is meant to look like. What is grace? Grace is undeserved favor or kindness. It means that no matter what I have done (good or bad) the gift-giver is under no compulsion to extend kindness… that’s what makes it grace. Grace is a Read more

In addition to being a great love story (eventually), the book of Ruth is a beautiful picture of the fact that no person is beyond redemption. There are so many reasons that Ruth is important. She is proof positive that God is no respecter of persons. His willingness to include a non-Jewish person in the Read more

We use the term shipwreck fairly broadly to describe the absolute (or near-so) ruin that comes with or without invitation to a person’s life. In Paul’s case this shipwreck happens to be literal as well. As we explore the final two chapters of our journey through the book of Acts (Acts 27-28) we’ll see a Read more

There is a saying that the best defense is a good offense. I personally prefer the one that says, “Offense wins games… defense wins championships.” I think the reason that much of recent Christian culture has opted for offense (i.e. to the tune of creating a Christian sub-culture) is that offense (and the associated isolationism) Read more

We talk much at Process about telling your story. What that means is simply giving people a natural, rational account of how you decided to begin following Jesus. Not a sermon. Not a memorized speech. Just a rewind & replay of your real life story. As you think about how you will tell this story, Read more

I love social media. I spend time connecting with friends in my community and friends around the world. One of my greatest abiding frustrations with the internet and print media in general is that you cannot see a person’s face and always accurately interpret things like tone and/or motive. This reality often leads to misunderstanding. Read more

Particularly in our digital age it is easy to get distracted. I suppose it has always been so and some people are more prone than others. So how do we avoid distraction and stay focused. In my own life (especially, but not only spiritually) I have taken much comfort in the subject matter of this Read more

Clearly this week’s topic is a difficult one considering the aggregate of our cultural landscape. We do not see regular and/or verifiable expressions that may be unequivocally labeled “miraculous”.  Mr. Webster simply defines a miracle as “a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work Read more

We all have philosophical & practical places to which we return; in part to assure ourselves that in fact we are still on course. And even if the declared origin is my own thinking, I return to my thoughts to check myself. It is equally true that most of us have a detectable set of Read more