The Bronx Household of Faith Blog
Being, Not Just Making, Disciples
We describe the mission of our church this way: “To make, mature, and multiply disciples of Jesus Christ.” We’ve known other churches who use this as their mission statement, and we thought it was a good summary of Matthew 28:18–20: “And Jesus came and said...
At a Word From Jesus
“[B]ut say the word, and let my servant be healed.” —Luke 7:7b When the Roman centurion said this to Jesus, Jesus was amazed. Many people misunderstood and underestimated Jesus. Some had already openly opposed him. And yet this outsider recognized something about...
Merciful Father
Luke 6:35 “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great…” Why should I love my enemies? Here’s one major reason we weren’t able to delve into fully in this past Sunday’s sermon on Luke 6:27–36: Because you...
Blue Skies, Kind God
“Why is the sky blue?” The question popped into my head one morning as I was looking at it through my window. I wasn’t thinking about the science of refracted light that affect the sun’s rays racing through the earth’s atmosphere, but about why God made the sky like...
God Is Like This
How does God make himself known? Our triune God, being infinite and everywhere-present, is invisible—and I’ve become more comfortable with this reality over the years. I think there were times when it used to trouble me, the question, Why doesn’t God show himself? I...
Don’t Forget They’re Dead
“I see dead people.” It’s just a quote from a famous movie; it’s not a common phenomenon, and not, I trust, something any of us would like to experience—hallucinations of the walking dead. Creepy! And yet, in a way, I ought to see more dead people. At least, I ought...