By Jeff Campbell Like so many people, I wrestle with questions about what to do and how to live. One of the areas that I struggle with is politics. Recently, I’ve earned some clarity on this matter. This clarity has resulted from two inter-related realizations. Once, God was his people’s king. This is not hyperbole, … Continue reading Rethinking Christian Politics
By Wrecked for the Ordinary In a world where credit cards reign supreme and all kinds of other celluloid worlds emerge, here is a movie for teens that deals directly with with the issue of someone who is struggling to find themselves. Sometimes there are movies that try to do this and fail, but in … Continue reading Movie: To Save a Life
By George Elerick When I go to the store and I’m perusing the candy aisle, I purposefully walk away with a package of one of my favorite candy bars — Almond Joy! I don’t come away with Snickers or any other B-rate sweet, because there might be a chance that my wife might like it and … Continue reading The Other Half of the Gospel: Everyone
By Sarah Fujimoto I got the CD in the mail a few weeks ago. Not having ever listened to BarlowGirl before, a certain idea formed in my mind of what I expected to hear from Love and War. However, as I listened I found myself hitting the repeat button for a few tracks. It was … Continue reading Music Review: BarlowGirl’s New and Mature “Love and War”
By Rachel Knight Last weekend, my life was absolutely wrecked. Every month I go to the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Houston, Texas. Not to protest, to pray. I am part of the Houston chapter of Bound4Life. We stand on the opposite of the street from the clinic and pray. We don’t carry signs, wear T-shirts, … Continue reading Wrecked by Abortion: Bound4Life
By Megan Twietmeyer There are moments in life where the faith that you grew up in changes and becomes part of who YOU are, not just something you do. There are moments where your eyes are opened and the things that seemed so simple, no longer are. This past year has been a series of moments for … Continue reading Shades of Gray: A Humble Prayer
By Mac Bridger If the message of Jesus is so wonderful, why are we only convincing 10% of our community? In my local area, where there are about 22,000 inhabitants, no more than about 2,000 go to the 14 churches in my town. So I have been going back to the beginning. Going through Mark’s … Continue reading The Message of Jesus: A Street Faith
By Erin Almand The tribes in Papua New Guinea speak over 1/5 of the world’s languages. One of the biggest tribes in the mountainous area is the Moni Tribe. The other night a missionary named John Cutts came by our house to talk to my family and some friends. John lives with the Moni tribe … Continue reading Lessons from the Bush: The Moni Tribe
By Tom Schiavon The effects of sin are everywhere. I don’t mean the personal sin that we usually think of, where person X does something wrong. I mean the effects of original sin, that event caused by Adam that was so catastrophic that it brought death and disease into the world, and was so total … Continue reading Hope and Original Sin
By Dan Matheson Cameron Blake En Route (2009) This Is All The Love Song Never Died Fit Right In Change Of Pace Hudson Line Harness On My Way To Jordan Interlude Lonely Towns When It Comes Down To It Monarch Hospital Singer/Songwriter Cameron Blake‘s sophomore album En Route is a moving piece of art house … Continue reading Music Review: Cameron Blake’s En Route