by Rich Hansen | Dec 7, 2020 | Provocative Questions
This is about losing your voice—and finding it again. It’s about Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. We find his story at the beginning of Luke, chapter 1. Those of us who have lived long enough to have buried a few of our own dreams can easily identify...
by Rich Hansen | Dec 1, 2020 | Provocative Questions
No one likes to wait! Yet waiting is baked into the Christian life, often more than we would ever desire (or expect). In the Christian year, the Advent season between now and Christmas is a particular opportunity for what we all need, but rarely...
by Rich Hansen | Nov 24, 2020 | Provocative Questions
One of the ongoing gags on the old Get Smart TV show was the “cone of silence” descending around a table. In like manner, a “cone of Thanksgiving” will descend around many of our Thanksgiving tables later this week–at least for me. Within the cone of...
by Rich Hansen | Nov 17, 2020 | Provocative Questions
“God bless the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”(Matthew 5:3) In his most famous teaching, Jesus Christ begins the Sermon on the Mount by blessing and congratulating the same people many of us are tempted to pity, ignore or (in some cases) even...
by Rich Hansen | Nov 2, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Brett McCracken, writing in the evangelical website The Gospel Coalition, clearly describes our situation as America faces the most consequential election in many of our lives We live in “all or nothing,” “us or them” times. You’re either all with us—toeing the party...
