Two Prayers for Labor Day Kristen Howerton September 2, 2013 Church Life, General On Sunday, our church led the congregation in two prayers for Labor Day. I will be honest – I have never given a lot of thought to Labor Day, and I’...
The Plan: Biggest Loser Wins Margot Starbuck September 1, 2013 Books, Church Life 1 SEPT 1, 2013 | BY: MARGOT STARBUCK -- Biggest loser wins. That’s the whole premise of the popular weight-loss reality show featuring...
8 Good Reasons to Change Modern Church Service Yaholo Hoyt August 29, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 111 AUGUST 29, 2013 | BY: YAHOLO HOYT -- Sunday morning church service is not serving the needs of Christians in our present time...
Have you been 'born again'? Morf Morford August 28, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 16 AUGUST 28, 2013 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- “Have you been born again?” was a popular question a generation ago. This question...
Have Progressive Christians Abandoned Too Much? Kathy Vestal August 27, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 46 AUGUST 26, 2013 | BY: KATHY VESTAL -- The progressive Christianity movement arose in response to the fundamentalist movement...
A Better Story: How Our Understanding of Justice is Radically Re-defined by the Gospel Derek Flood August 27, 2013 Church Life, General 13 AUGUST 27, 2013 | BY: DEREK FLOOD -- Because these are our culture’s default understandings of both justice and mercy, it is common...
Now on the Red Carpet: John Perkins Margot Starbuck August 26, 2013 Church Life, General, Politics, Race 3 AUGUST 26, 2013 | BY: MARGOT STARBUCK -- Today we have the privilege of chatting with John Perkins, one of the leading evangelical...
Western Christianity's Biggest Problem: the Bible?! Stephen Mattson August 25, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 23 AUGUST 25, 2013 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- Much of Western Christianity’s recent decline has been blamed on the failure of churches...
Why I Didn't Leave the Church: Thoughts from a Real, Live Millennial Neely Baugh August 21, 2013 Church Life, General 24 AUGUST 21, 2013 | BY: NEELY BAUGH -- There seems to be a lot of talk about “millennials leaving the church” these days. And while I ...
When Worship SUCKS! Stephen Mattson August 17, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 8 AUGUST 17, 2013 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- It’s been said that all a worship leader needs to have is a pure and righteous heart, and...