Brad Powers

I Can't Even

Picture yourself standing before Christ next to the person you have found hardest to forgive. Would you be glad they made it home — or would you start counting? A reflection on Luke 15:25–32.

Busted

A while back one of my sons was part of a prank that went too far — serious enough that there was an officer at the door and a group of teenagers in our garage. A reflection on Luke 15:11–24.

The Missing List

I have been with people facing something serious — where there doesn't seem to be a future and all you have is your past. Some of them were calm. Others were not. A reflection on Matthew 25:31-46.

The Other Side

I used to travel to Austin regularly for work. One morning, a birthday call kept me standing outside the church long enough to see someone I had walked past every time. A reflection on Luke 16:19–31.

Hide and Seek

In grade school, I punched one of my closest friends. I stayed away for weeks — not out of anger, but out of shame. A reflection on John 4:1–42.

I Know, I Know

Paul wrote that he did not understand his own actions. He knew exactly what was right, and he kept doing the thing he hated. I know that feeling. A reflection on Romans 7:14–25.