Trading Your Resolutions for Jesus’ Questions by Cole Bodkin

December 31, 2019

“What if you do something different this New Year? Instead of setting goals for yourself with your own questions, what if you sit with Jesus’ questions, look at yourself long and hard in the mirror, and allow his questions to shape and guide you into this next year? What if you trade your resolutions for Jesus’ questions?”

How the Questions of Jesus Can Shape Your Year: What You Love by Cole Bodkin

January 18, 2018

Peter has been around long enough to know what it means to love Jesus. It involves abiding in, remaining in his love.

How the Questions of Jesus Can Shape Your Year: Who You Are by Cole Bodkin

January 11, 2018

A single question has the ability to stop you dead in your tracks, pierce your heart, or propel you towards uncharted territory.

The Better Place: Part III by Cole Bodkin

July 6, 2017

Without a doubt, the church should be concerned about the dignity of all people, but the church should be different in that it is the place primarily where justice and dignity are displayed.

A Better Place: The Embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven by Cole Bodkin

June 19, 2017

God’s strategy, his task for his church is to be such a beacon of light and love that others are drawn towards it like bugs to a bright light at night.

The Better Place by Cole Bodkin

June 7, 2017

Could these, perhaps, be Christian visions of hope that dystopian films have picked up on, and if so, what could this mean about the good news that we are proclaiming and bearing witness to?

“Go Home” Ranch by Cole Bodkin

May 17, 2017

I need to “move into the neighborhood” (John 1:14, The Message) like Jesus and grow roots. I must become more specific and contextualized in my discipleship. All of this, of course, is grounded in the interdynamic relationship between humanity and land, which is quintessential to neighboring – to discipleship.

Review: Silence Unbroken by Cole Bodkin

February 1, 2017

In Silence, Rodrigues’ romantic vision of Christianity is one that exists as if there are no cracks. Filled by lofty propositional truths, and a God on a high and mighty throne, Rodrigues does his best to muster up strength to remain faultless. Continuing up the path of the hero, he repeatedly fails to recognize the cracks in his armor.

Thy Kingdom Come by Cole Bodkin

December 9, 2016

Christians may forget that Advent marks the beginning of the Christian calender year. It entails celebrating two events simultaneously: Jesus’ first coming and his second coming. The lectionary texts during Advent orient themselves more towards the latter, and it might be worthwhile to suggest that we do likewise.

It’s high time that we get back to celebrating the Christian New Year with as much anticipation as watching the ball drop at Times Square.

Helicopter Pilots or Farmers? by Cole Bodkin

September 12, 2016

If we are always on the go, never at home, what sort of fruit can we expect?