Why Jesus is Unlike Any King We’ve Ever Known On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem in what came to be known as the “Triumphal Entry.” At first glance, it looked like a moment of revival. Jesus arrived, and the people bowed before Him as their King. Shouting “Hosanna,” they worshiped, using great church words like, “peace, blessing, glory, and salvation.” John says the crowd grew so large, the religious leaders lamented that the “whole world was going after Him” (John 12:19

Imagine you're given a small plot of land—a garden with rich soil, invisible seeds already planted, and a single promise:  "If you tend...

My dad died when I was six, two days before Thanksgiving . My earliest moving picture memory was, of all days, from the moment my mom...

This past week, I sat in a Creative Writing class at my church as my friend Kristin taught us, giving us this prompt:  “Reflect on a Day...

What Could Happen if You Saw Every Person, Every Meeting, and Every Day as an Invitation to Discipleship? I was up in the mountains...

How Jesus Came to Set Us Free from Self-Righteous Pride and Misguided Justice Scapegoating: “The act of unfairly blaming an individual or...

Along the way, most of us have been taught some bad theology we need to unlearn. Have you ever heard the popular saying, “God will never...

Taking Our Thoughts (and Our Lives) Captive to Run After Jesus Every day, many voices compete for our attention  and affection . This...

Practical Ways to Overcome Spiritual Stagnation and Embrace Vibrant Faith "Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor ,...

** I am HONORED to feature this guest blog from my dear friend, Graham Spiegel! Graham is 15 years old and radiates a pure and contagious...

** I am HONORED to feature this guest blog from Bailey Balogh! Bailey is 16 years old, and I have had the joy of knowing her for her...

** I am HONORED to feature this guest blog from my son, Josiah Ammons! The passion, wisdom, and depth of love I witness from my son every...

“The apostles gathered around Jesus and…so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to...

There is a quote famously linked to social activist Mahatma Gandhi that states, “I like your Christ, but I do not like your Christians....

Politics:  from the ancient Greek, ‘politika,’ “affairs of the city.” “A set of activities that directs the collective decisions and...

It’s been a few weeks, friends. I could go on and on  (as many of my friends in the Southeast U.S. could)  about the trials, exhaustion,...

“Lord, Have Mercy.  Christ, Have Mercy.  Lord, Have Mercy on Us.”  — Kyrie Eleison Prayer I write these words from my hometown of Tampa,...

There are certain life-giving words that find residence within us. It might be a verse highlighted in your Bible, an affirmation printed...

Recently, I found myself enraptured by the words of the prophet Isaiah. Though he wrote from the opposite side of the world of my...

Here we are again…fully into another election year cycle.  Tensions rise on both the right and the left as many have once again allowed...