Personal ownership is a powerful thing, is it not? We spend much of our lives developing a sense the things we own, and the things we don’t. From a young…

(Author’s note: I am greatly indebted to the work and ministry of Norm Funk [previously of Westside Church, Vancouver], particularly in regard to this sermon. Norm’s exegetical insights and cultural…
The challenge, in presenting a text like this, is to commit a classic seminary over-step. The temptation for many seminary students, myself included, is to attempt to pour forth absolutely…
Our last installation in our series, Questions Jesus Asks, really tries to get at the heart of the theme title—We have surveyed a number of questions from Christ; what is…