People want to go back to those old days, but it's probably not going to happen.

At Calvary, God accepted his own unbreakable terms of justice.

We, Jesus' followers, are the agents assigned to carry out God's will on earth. Too easily we expect God to do something for us when instead God wants to do it through us.

We whine about things we have little control over; we lament what we believe ought to be changed.

If your church conveys that spirit of condescension or judgment, it's likely not a place where grace is on tap.

Dependence, humility, simplicity, cooperation, and a sense of abandon are qualities greatly prized in the spiritual life, but extremely elusive for people who live in comfort.

Our best efforts at changing society will fall short unless the church can teach the world how to love.