Christ in the Home of Mary and Martha by Pieter Aertsen So this was a message I’ve been waiting to teach for years. I believe, I truly believe, that outside of John the Baptist, Peter, and Paul, Mary of Bethany is possibly the most important, and oft neglected, personal story in the New Testament. Her […]
Guest Post by Daniel Hill Introductions matter. If you have a great story to tell, the opening is so important. That’s true whether you see you a great movie, read a great novel or listen to a great story being told. Introductions matter. When a classical piece of music is written, the opening is not
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This article was recently picked up by a syndicated blog – you can read the post here, or below. … While in seminary, I ran across the author Henri Nouwen, who articulated the tension—or paradox—of faith as well as anyone I have read. His answer, unlike most I have heard, does not whitewash the messiness
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Guest Post by Andrea Lucado I’m the only member of my immediate who has never worked in full-time ministry. My little sister, her husband, my dad and my older sister’s husband have all been in or are in full-time ministry. By default, my older sister and mom have also practically been on the church staff
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Can you do me a favor? I’ve been pouring my heart and soul into a book project where I tried to distill all of my passion and thinking from two decades into a book on the pursuit of God and the nature of Christian spirituality. It has been a long and challenging experience. It has
Photo Credit: The World of Banksy Art Guest Post by Emily Hill This year I’m sensing and processing the season of advent in a way that I never have before. My soul is filled with mourning and grief over racial injustice in our individual lives and in our nation. The evidence and emotion in this
Photo Credit: Jon S, Creative Commons Guest Post by Todd Deatherage Some days I have to steel myself just to read the morning paper. Today’s front page includes a story about reputable scientists suggesting global warming trends are worse than previously thought. They are predicting that one-third of the western Antarctic ice shelf may be
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This was one of the better received blog posts over the last year so I thought I’d share it again in case you need some holiday gift ideas! I was recently asked what Christian books have had the biggest impact on my life. Like many people who enjoy reading, I can trace a lot of
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Photo Credit: Pete, Flickr Creative Commons Guest Post by Josh Butler We are the ones, not God, who unleash the destructive power of hell in the world. Many people think of hell as a place God creates to torture sinners. But in the biblical story, we are the authors of hell’s fury. On massive structural levels
Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness, by Andrew Murray, is one of my favorite books. After taking a recent spin through it again I thought I’d share a few of Murray’s quotes on humility: “Humility is the consent of the creature to let God be all, the current of itself to his working alone.” “It is
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