Excitement is continuing to build for the new academic year at Kilns College! I’ll be sharing more in the coming month but right now I want to encourage you to mark your calendar for our Fall Kick-Off on September 8th from 6:30-8pm. This year’s guest speaker will be Dr. Reggie Williams, Professor of Christian Ethics at McCormick […]
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This week at Antioch I re-visited the topic of Contentment and Godly Happiness from our Pursuit of God series. This time I focused on the gospel message and how it fuels our happiness. The Pursuit of God Series Part V – Happiness & Contentment from Antioch Church on Youtube.
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Every summer at Antioch we have a great group of interns from all over the country and this summer was no exception! I look forward to seeing many of them back here again soon, as well as a several newcomers for our year-long program starting in the fall. Thanks for all your hard work, service
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That which dominates our imagination and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Earlier this summer we finished up the Paradox series at Antioch. Throughout the series we had several church members creating paintings and poetry. I liked this particular poem from Marc Wagner, inspired by a time of sharing among our church community. When you’re living in a paradox And haven’t reached the end of your story
[Adapted in part from Chapter 5 of Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things] What do we mean when we talk about love? A great deal of our understanding of love comes from media— movies, songs, television shows, and so on—and from nearly every popular representation of love we can generalize
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Whether doubts over the existence of God, struggle with the idea that there could be only one true religion, or difficulty with the hiddenness of God, doubt is a struggle everyone faces, but is rarely directly addressed. This week we wrapped up Part 4 of The Pursuit of God series at Antioch and tackled doubt head on.
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Mark and Lisa Scandrette are co authors of the book, FREE: Spending Your Time and Money on What Matters most. Lisa is an educator and textile artist and Mark is the founding director of ReIMAGINE: A Center for Integrative Christian Practice based in San Francisco. A sought after teacher he is also the author of
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Guest Post by Ben Larson What do you think of when you think of Christian art? You probably picture enormous cathedrals, sculptures and paintings by Michaelangelo, and crucifixes. LOTS of crucifixes. And crosses. And stuff built in the shape of crosses. Somewhere along the way the cross became the chief artistic representation of Christianity. It connotes
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This past Sunday at Antioch was Part 3 of The Pursuit of God series. We explored the Christian secret of contentment and the roles of divine joy and happiness in the life of the believer. The Pursuit of God Series Part III – Contentment from The Narrow Gate on Youtube.
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