Jahar Could Be Your Kid Shane Raynor July 20, 2013 Church Life, General 12 JULY 20, 2013 | BY: SHANE RAYNOR -- I turned on a couple of the cable news channels last night and the outrage du jour was over Rolling...
Christianity's 5 Most Popular Scapegoats Stephen Mattson July 19, 2013 Church Life, General 11 JULY 19, 2013 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- Within Christianity it’s easy to criticize. Here are some of the most common scapegoats: 1) Conservative...
Where Is God When We're in Pain? Frank Schaeffer July 18, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 1 JULY 18, 2013 | BY: FRANK SCHAEFFER -- Where is God when a child is shot in Newtown or hung in Auschwitz or killed in an American....
Is It Harmful to Tell People to Love Their Enemies If You Never Teach Them How? Mark Yaconelli and Frank Rogers July 18, 2013 Church Life, General 1 JULY 18, 2013 | BY: MARK YACONELLI & FRANK ROGERS -- Melissa is a single mom with two junior-high daughters and a toddler boy. She...
A White Pastor’s Miracle in Trayvon Martin’s Church Christian Piatt July 16, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 75 JULY 16, 2013 | BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- On Sunday morning, Sarah Lund got up early and drove down to Allen Chapel, also known as...
Stop Comparing my Christianity to Your Christianity! Stephen Mattson July 13, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 17 JULY 13, 2013 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- It’s absurdly natural for humans to want to compare, but there are few things more dangerous...
I'm Humbled, Probably Not Kathy Vestal July 10, 2013 Church Life, General 20 JULY 10, 2013 | BY: KATHY VESTAL -- “I am humbled to receive this award, ” we say. Or “I was humbled to be offered that position.” Really?
My Weirdest Interview Ever with Jim Wallis Christian Piatt July 5, 2013 Church Life, General 2 JULY 5, 2013 | BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- Despite some lingering anxieties from those less familiar with the platform, we endeavored to bring...
July 4th – Independence Day: A Day to Weep, Mourn, and Fast John Mitchell July 4, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 29 JULY 4, 2013 | BY: JOHN MITCHELL -- On this Independence Day we, the church, should remember the slaughtered innocents of lost...
Oh, For A Thousand tongues to sing Morf Morford July 4, 2013 Church Life, General 4 JULY 4, 2013 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- He comes into my class. Wearing a T-shirt that says, In big bright letters, “You’re in America –SPEAK...