By Pete Briscoe
July 2, 2019
Two days ago, I told you about a friend of mine who grew up in a region where religion and racism overlapped. You were likely horrified when...
By Pete Briscoe
July 1, 2019
I was in my 20s before I had a friend whose skin color was different than my own. It wasn’t intentional. I grew up in a lily-white suburb
By Pete Briscoe
June 30, 2019
My friend grew up in the Deep South in the ’50s and ’60s. And in his childhood church, every member of the deacon board was also a member of the Ku Klux Klan...
By Pete Briscoe
June 29, 2019
Some of you have gone through, or are currently going through, treatment for cancer. You’re waiting for the day your doctor announces the results
By Pete Briscoe
June 28, 2019
A while ago, I was conversing with the leader of a thriving college ministry who had an openly gay believer join his group. The campus leader invited the young man...
By Pete Briscoe
June 27, 2019
Does Jesus want us to call sin like we see it? Does His indwelling Spirit want to use us to judge the lives of those around us? First Corinthians 5 encourages leaders
By Pete Briscoe
June 26, 2019
I have a friend whose daughter graduated from seminary. Shortly after graduating, she called her parents to tell them she was...
By Pete Briscoe
June 25, 2019
Is the indwelling Spirit of Jesus enough to unite us when confrontation threatens to divide? Some would say maybe not. After all, division has happened
By Pete Briscoe
June 24, 2019
If you identify with the American Church at all, you’ve likely overheard the Church’s conversation regarding sexuality. Hard words have been volleyed back and forth
By Pete Briscoe
June 23, 2019
If we’re honest, not all of us want to love our enemies. In fact, some of us rather enjoy the disdain we have for our enemies. But now we know that Jesus desires...