commands

The Love Commands of Christ

I close this series on the commands of Christ with the most important and comprehensive: the Love Commands. I count these commands seven […]

Take Up Your Cross

As we are considering the commands of Christ this Lenten season, few if any of the commands are as central and as challenging […]

Shake off the Dust

It was John Calvin who said, “God knows that we are creatures, and so loves us in ways that we can understand: In bread and […]

Sell and Give

Today’s command is a challenging one indeed. How is it also liberating? How does it fit with Jesus’ words: “For my yoke is […]

Consider the Lilies

Emily Dickinson, great poet of Amherst once wrote: “The only commandment I ever obeyed- ‘Consider the Lilies.’”1 The words point to her worship as wonder […]

Jesus in the imperative: Follow Me

The theme of this Lenten season is “How Then Shall We Live: The Liberating Commands of Christ.” The question, “How Then Shall We Live?” implies […]