1 John

The Korean concept of hwa-yang-yeon-hwa has helped me embody the theologian’s idea of the beata vita.

The bishop of Hippo isn’t just for JD Vance and Mike Johnson—and Bible studies aren’t just for evangelicals.

You can live a long time off a vision like the transfiguration. But there is much else in this world we must look at, from which we dare not avert our eyes.

You can live a long time off a vision like the transfiguration. But there is much else in this world we must look at, from which we dare not avert our eyes.

Judgment doesn’t have to be bad news.

According to 1 John, we have received more than mere mortal attestation.

The Christian faith often gives friendship short shrift.

Fruitful ministry becomes sustainable when it is shared, person to person and generation to generation.

In biblical Greek, the word we translate as “abide” is active rather than passive.

The idea that God loves us seems so simple.

“Children of God” is a name we do not earn and do not work for.

It’s not possible to parent without experiencing risk, weakness, pain, and transformation.

It’s not possible to parent without experiencing risk, weakness, pain, and transformation.

We are living in a season of immense upheavel.

1 John says the love of God comes first. Oh. Right.

Sometimes it seems that the vine grower has prepared the vineyard and gone off to a remote island where things are warmer and nicer.

We are divided. We do not abide each other well.

In our current crisis, fear is both cause and consequence.

Norman Wirzba views theology and ecology through 1 John 4:8, "Whoever does not love does not know God."

We church leaders need to stop fretting about our future and immerse ourselves in the baptismal waters that proclaim perfect love.