by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
My daily devotional this year is reading through John’s gospel, with my friend Dale Bruner’s commentary as my companion and conversation partner (The Gospel of John: A Commentary [Eerdmans, 2012]). Recently, I arrived at the very first passage I memorized after I...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Decades ago a brief wave of “catacomb” experiences passed through evangelical churches, premised on the question, “What would Christians do if the government outlawed public worship?” Taking our cue from the outlawed 3rd century Christians who secretly worshipped...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
When I was in college, for several semesters I earned my evening meals working in the kitchen of the Kappa Delta sorority down the street from my fraternity house. Besides good food, being a waiter was a lot of fun. Not only did I get to know lots of girls, but...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
When someone moves beyond hunger to actual malnutrition, certain predictable symptoms begin to appear. They include fatigue and low energy, poor immune function, slowed reaction times and trouble paying attention, poor growth, muscle weakness and osteoporosis...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
During seminary I spent a semester as a hospital chaplain, serving eight hours/day in a large metropolitan medical center. Never in my life had I been exposed to situations of life and death or the emotional stress felt by patients and their families. I felt...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Some years ago I was listening as our small home group discussed the spiritual disciplines we’re focusing on this Lenten season. One of our group members gave a great analogy. She said that anyone who desires to have a healthier diet must do two things...
