Improper Messiah

Are you ever surprised by Jesus? What about irritated by him? Do you find yourself sometimes thinking that a Messiah, well, simply ought to be different? If not, then you’re not reading the Gospels.

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Life Without the Kicker

I asked him what he meant by “kicker.” My friend explained that a “kicker” was a hidden agenda. “Sometimes,” he said, “I get the feeling that the only reason Christians even talk to me is to get me to become a Christian. When you said that you were sorry for what Christians called me, I’ve heard it before but always with something else…a kicker.”I’ve thought a lot about what my ...

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