In every generation, the church is called to examine the message it is living and proclaiming. One challenge that quietly creeps into Christian life today is the prosperity gospel—also described as over-realized eschatology. This teaching suggests that God’s chief desire is to make us healthy, wealthy, and comfortable. While God indeed blesses His people, Scripture…

Reflection on Luke 15:1–10 Luke 15 opens with an astonishing reality: “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him” (v.1). Those considered outcasts and moral failures were irresistibly attracted to Jesus. In contrast, the Pharisees and scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them” (v.2). Their criticism…