The Fantasy of the Ideal
DEC 1, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- I’ve found that making community an abstract ideal is the enemy of real, flesh-and-blood fellowship...
Are You A Consumer?
NOV 7, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- Over the course of my lifetime, it seems that consumer has become the most common word used to refer...
Is Jesus Too Exclusive?
OCT 25, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- Despite how offensive and exclusive Jesus may seem to many, following him is ultimately the most inclusive...
News Flash: Christians Don’t Have All the Answers
OCT 6, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- The good news about the missional mindset is that none of us need to have all the answers to start...
We’ll Need More Than Church Signs
SEPT 23, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- The church signs I observed this morning were filled with insider-language, veiled threats and...
What Are You Working For?
AUGUST 22, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- Why are you working for? Whether you are a school teacher, an electrician, or a volunteer at...
Is Money The Enemy?
JULY 28, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- For most of my life, I have related to money as an enemy. I viewed finances as a necessary evil...
Feeling Impatient?
JULY 21, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- I am used to instant gratification. When I get hungry, there is almost always food around. When I am...
Why Conflict is Good For Us
JUNE 12, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- As a teenager, I always loved a good fight. I got a huge adrenaline rush from hashing out Very...
Give It All Away: Could Jesus Possibly Have Meant What He Said About Money?
JUNE 4, 2013 | BY: MICAH BALES -- There seems to be a pretty broad consensus that Jesus couldn’t possibly have meant what he...