By Mariah Secrest ROOV.com is a new faith based social networking site linking up Christians around common interests and passions. Recently, Wrecked sat down with the creators to ask ten questions about who they are, what they do, and how you can get linked up. Social networking is obviously hot right now. What does ROOV … Continue reading ROOV.com: Beyond Social Networking
By Billy McGuinness Last night was my life group, and, for the first time since we merged the two groups, it really felt to me like everyone was connecting. Conversations were flowing from the start and during our discussion time we hit rabbit trail after rabbit trail (the sign of a close group in my … Continue reading God’s Right Butt Cheek: The Body of Christ in Action
By Kristi Porter Its easy to find people to laugh with you. Everyone loves to laugh. But its a difficult thing to find people who will cry with you. People who willingly share in your heartache, tragedy or even the small stings of life are a rare commodity. However, its these people that shape your … Continue reading Responding to Loss: I Laughed. I Cried. I Sat Down.
By Eric Paul My wife and I just completed our move to the South. After living six years in the Chicago area, we took the 500 mile trek south to Nashville. I am starting graduate work at Vanderbilt as we begin this new chapter in our lives. It has been an interesting two weeks. My … Continue reading A New Cultural Climate: Adjusting to Latin American culture in the U.S.
By Lauren Deville Continued from: The End of Faith: Does religious tolerance make any sense? This does not, though, mean that I don’t think such a thing as absolute truth exists only that its form is probably messy, and slippery, and (from an earthly perspective) incomplete but never at its root, contradictory. And now I … Continue reading The End of Faith: Does religious tolerance make any sense? (Pt. 2)
By Lauren Deville I used to get kicked out of Bible studies (or at least pulled aside for a private talking-to) on a semi-regular basis, and I was rather self-righteously proud of it, because I thought it evidence of the fact that I thought about what I believed, and I challenged others (particularly other Christians) … Continue reading The End of Faith: Does religious tolerance make any sense?
By Ruth Wilkinson So, about a month ago, my friend E., who is a short brown woman with a taste for rudely worded, black T-shirts, went into the bank. She approached the teller and asked to open an account, producing a government check she wanted to start having direct deposited. The teller asked whether she … Continue reading Blessing Is A Two-Way Street
By Jeff Goins, Editor I was meeting my friend Saul for breakfast early one Friday morning, before we started our last day of work for the week. I brought in a book that had been recommended to me by a friend on the off-chance that I’d get a few minutes to read a couple pages … Continue reading A Tale of Three Kings: A Parable for Every Church
By Erin Almand Church. Exactly what is church? Just what does it mean? Many people associate church with a building, cars parked outside and members dressed in their Sunday best. Church is something we do on Sundays. We tithe. We sing three worship songs and listen to the sermon. Go home, rinse, and repeat next … Continue reading Church at Home: Is This Real Fellowship?
By Allison Johnston Todd Bentley takes some getting used to. Before I came to Lakeland I watched on God.TV and I personally found his style offensive and arrogant, but after being here in Lakeland for a few days, I feel like there is here something to address. Todd is getting press, both good and bad, … Continue reading Lakeland Revival: Does Todd Bentley Go Too Far?