The Church on the Other Side

How many times have we said it? “I just want to get back to normal.” We are tired. Pandemic weary. Hungry for community. Hungry for some sense of the familiar. Tim Schenk, a Boston-based pastor, started out a recent article with this observation: “One of the...

A Life Shaped by God

By Steven Norris      What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? In Luke 24, two disciples on the road to Emmaus are pondering just that. They wonder what it means to be a follower of a crucified Messiah. They wonder how to make sense of unbelievable reports of an...

Idle Tales?

Idle Tales?  By Steven Norris  “Bovine excrement!” Yes, you heard me right. That would be my translation of Luke 24:11. That’s exactly what the disciples said when the women showed up with a crazy message about an empty tomb and angelic messengers.  Of course, none of...