[Adapted from this past Sunday’s message at The District Church, “Being Single.”] Have you ever been told any of the following? “Singleness is a time God gives you to focus on him.” “If you are in the right place with God, it will happen.” “You’ll meet the one when you give it up to God.” These …
[Adapted from this past Sunday’s message at The District Church, “Being Single.”] My friend Eugene Cho joked that it can sometimes seem like single is actually a compound word, made up of two parts: “SIN and GLE.” And Erin Dufault-Hunter, one of my ethics professors at Fuller, said in a class, “Being single in evangelical …
[At The District Church, we’ve just started a new series about identity and relationships — “To Love & Be Loved.” The first sermon, which Aaron gave yesterday, is about being children of God.] In Matthew 18, Jesus is asked by his disciples, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” His response: “Truly I tell …
Last night, 22-year-old Howard University student Omar Sykes was fatally shot and a friend was assaulted in what looks like an attempted robbery. Apparently, it took place about a half hour after I got home and was already asleep, having tuned out the fireworks that were happening in the back alley. (See news reports here, here, …
[Excerpted from last Sunday’s message at The District Church: “Pastors”] The life of a shepherd in the Middle East was not—is not—an easy one. In biblical times, a shepherd’s job description included: Finding water and grass in a dry and stony region; Keeping the sheep safe from the elements, from predators, and even from themselves, as …