Jesus & the Modern World

Title photo by kconners at Morguefile.com
Sledgehammer, poised over small pile of powder on wood tabletop

One cannot simply will things into being true

Neatly piled stack of coins on multicolored currency bills

Take Jesus' advice: Money doesn't last

Close-up of smartphone screen, showing social media icons

Social Media can be overwhelming: take a Jesus break

The Truth About Sex

Sex is mean to express self-sacrificial love in marriage

Faith and science address different aspects of life: we need both

Rodin's "Le Penseur" (The Thinker) statue in Paris

We do not merely exist in a meaningless physical universe: God introduced himself to show that meaning is real

Jesus lost followers too, when he said something unpopular but true

Jesus, the first and real gift of Christmas, shows us how to give gifts that matter

Color drawing of a middle-aged white man, scowling skeptically

Even Jesus' own townspeople rejected the truth when it contradicted their preferred narrative. Don't make the same mistake

Stained glass windows, in a spiral pattern

The divisions between Christians are wounds in Jesus' body. To find common ground, go deeper

Black and White photo, close-up of a man's hands, folded in prayer

Jesus has three rules for Christian manhood (and womanhood), well worth following

Briefcase, open, filled with paper currency

Jesus wasn't rich and he does not promise wealth. Beware of those who do

The word "Sorry", printed in pencil on white paper, with a magenta-colored pencil pointing to the end of the word.

Jesus acknowledges the sin but focuses on the person. We should do the same

Close-up of hand-holding: hand on the left, on top, palm down, is elderly. Hand on the left, underneath, palm up, with thumb on top, is young.

The meaning of life is not found in usefulness, but in love

Image of encircling different-sized device screens, each in blue with a black silhouette of a person, extending to the horizon as if the viewer were looking to the distance down a tunnel of screens.

Follow Jesus' example when dealing with strangers, even on social media

Ideas are not what really matters. It is Jesus himself who saves

We are invited to be part of an everlasting love story written by God

Identify negative comments quickly, and deal with them right away

On Social Media, we should clothe ourselves in kindness

Communities can help when seeking the truth, or they can get in the way, when they become tribes 

Social conflict between left and right arises from incompatible ontologies

Know the modern equivalent to Jesus' currency, to better understand Jesus in the Gospels