Grace doesn’t throw you away. It stitches you back together, lets the seam breathe, and calls it beautiful—the beauty of the Abundant Life
Grace Upon Grace
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We Know the Storyteller
Our lives are like one long story with many chapters. We can't read ahead and so there may be some uncertainty about the end of the story. We do, however, know the storyteller, and this is what gives us the confidence that, whatever the final chapter in this life, the...
The Bible vs. AI: the Best Kind of Engagement
One purpose of algorithms in AI is to encourage continual and increasing engagement for no other purpose than engagement—not self-improvement—which heightens the value of the AI tool to its developers. It is a form of manipulation, ever enticing us to invest more time...
Yes, it is Surely I
The scene is the Last Supper. Jesus says someone will betray Him. The disciples look around, asking "Surely it is not I?" But it surely is; we all at some time, and often many times, betray Christ. But still we are fed. Such is The Abundant Life.
Make the World a Little Gentler
Every gesture, however small and insignificant, can make the world a little gentler. This is a rule in The Abundant Life.
What Does Christ Call It?
The unnamed woman in Matthew's Gospel pours expensive perfume on Jesus. Some called it wasteful. Jesus called it a remembrance. In the Abundant Life, it matters only what Jesus calls it.