Kathleen Norris is a Christian writer who devotes her life to writing about the Benedictine disciplines she follows. She is not actually a Catholic, but she admires the life she …
Familiarity Breeds Contempt
Familiarity Breeds Contempt by Matt Wolf Knowing what we know about Jesus Christ, it’s hard to imagine his own family would describe him as “out of his mind.” And it’s …
Fun Words….
Exegesis and hermeneutics are fun words. If you’ve ever preached a sermon, these two words become your close friends. In a nutshell, exegesis attempts to answer questions such as “What …
EVERY member is important!
Do you know how important you are to us? This is a difficult concept to teach in our self-centered, autonomous culture. More often than not in our world, the question …
Redemption in Connecticut
The Connecticut prison officials along with the Governor visited Germany to examine Germany’s prison system along with its recidivism rate that is about half of that of the United States. …
Business Insider Article About Technology’s Affect on Kids
Silicon Valley parents are raising their kids tech-free — and it should be a red flag by Jenny Cheng/Business Insider It’s 9 a.m. in Sunnyvale, California and Minni Shahi is …
Following Jesus
“Attractional” outreach seems like a really odd concept to me given all that Jesus said about being a follower of his. The term, “attractional” seems to imply that people have …
Make it a blue holiday
Forget red and green: Make it a blue holiday insteadBy Diana Butler Bass November 25, 2016 Advent calendars, the kind with little windows and chocolates inside, showed up in the …
In Christ Alone by Stuart Townsend
In Christ alone my hope is found,He is my light, my strength, my songThis Cornerstone, this solid GroundFirm through the fiercest drought and storm.What heights of love, what depths of …
Was There a “Fall” or Did Augustine Really Screw Everything Up?
This post is from Pete Enns. The Bible for Normal People. https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/fall-augustine-really-screw-everything/ “Following up on my last post, 5 Old Testament Reasons Why Original Sin Doesn’t Work, let’s reflect on …
180909 Theology & Government
In a recent speech to Evangelicals, President Trump said, “Evangelicals are one election from losing everything.” It was an incredibly bold and foolhardy comment to make to people who supposedly …
Following God is a Risk!
Glennon Doyle’s quote that her tendency is toward what she calls dramatic thinking when things become stressful or difficult is commonplace. Dramatic thinking might be defined as seeking to personally restore …
Register to Vote
This blog article was written prior to the 2018 election, but its principle still stands. If you are a disciple of Jesus, you will not be indifferent about your desire …
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp is a world-renowned American dancer and choreographer. She has choreographed more than one hundred sixty works: one hundred twenty-nine dances, twelve television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length …
The abusive theology of “deserved” tragedy…
The abusive theology of “deserved” tragedy… by Rachel Held Evans It took him less than 24 hours. When news broke about the tornadoes in Oklahoma, I, like so many others, …