By Jeff Goins, Editor The church is a complicated mess these days – full of people claiming all kinds of bizarre things about their version of truth and what God has shown them. So, I just want to say that I believe in the local church, that I attend one and really love the fellowship … Continue reading What If Jesus Were Your Pastor?
By Josh Casper Chris Heuertz, the International Director of Word Made Flesh says often, “Simplicity for simplicity’s sake is legalism” and it has been a process for me to digest this statement. Theologically, I don’t feel as solid as I do with other things. When people want to talk theology, I tend to back down … Continue reading Simplicity as Legalism
By Sean Carasso This time around, it’s all together new. A year ago, I wanted to get lost. Today, I just want to understand. Originally, I went to Africa to put shoes on kids’ feet. My friend built a company grounded in giving and there I was, on the ground, giving. After the TOMS Shoes … Continue reading All Together New: Falling Whistles in the Congo
By Wrecked for the Ordinary Frank Viola, author of Pagan Christianity and Reimagining Church, released the first chapter of his new book From Eternity to Here in audio format for free. You can listen to it here: The First Chapter of “From Eternity to Here” Continue reading Audio Version of From Eternity to Here by Frank Viola
By Dan Matheson Becoming The Archetype Dichotomy (Solid State 2009) Track List 1. Mountain Of Souls (The Ghost) 2. Dichotomy (The Tower) 3. Artificial Immortality (The Beast) 4. Self-Existent (The Tomb) 5. St. Anne’s Lullaby (The Sage) 6. Ransom (The Serpent) 7. Evil Unseen (The Root) 8. How Great Thou Art (The Hymn 9. Deep … Continue reading Album Review: Dichotomy by Becoming the Archetype
By Mariah Secrest I am not one of those people who decorates for every seasonal theme. I admit there are still Christmas cards and Valentines Day cards pinned up to the bulletin board in the kitchen, even though St. Patricks Day quickly approaches. In honor of the holiday, my cousins wife made ceramic shamrocks with … Continue reading Bluetree: God of This City CD review
By Ben Girdler Getting sick sucks. Being sick in Mexico sucks more. Having a 106 degree fever while on a mission trip in Mexico, on your 17th birthday, being mildly allergic to the meds the nurse in Mexico gives you and having diarrhea all day for several days even after you get home sucks the … Continue reading Sick in Mexico: When Jesus Didn’t Wear a White Robe
By Karen Swank I am assembling a TV cart with a pile of assorted pieces surrounding me. My frown is deep as I study the instructions, but it’s coming along swimmingly, really. “How are you so good at this?” She picks her way through the pile of parts, glancing at me as she asks. My … Continue reading Unanswered Questions
By Moira Allaby Deb Gangemi read Tom Davis’ Fields of the Fatherless three years ago. In it, Tom introduces readers to “people God wants us to put at the top of our priority list: the orphans, widows, and aliens (strangers).” He writes of his life-altering experience caring for a group of orphans in Russia, and … Continue reading Better Hearts Through Breaking: Why orphan care matters
By Jason Mann Cheerleaders are a sensitive subject. There are those who argue that cheerleaders are only unnecessary distractions to the spectators who came to see a sporting event of some kind. Others see cheerleading as a sport in it’s own right. Cheerleaders come in all forms, from the pom-pom toting dancers at football games … Continue reading The Truth About Cheerleaders: Why we need encouragement