Stressed-Out Anglican Priests Turn to Trade Unions for Support
Although it is a vocation, it is also a very difficult role.
Is It Our Homes or Hearts That Need Tidying Up?
Whether we fill a home with stuff or give it all away, if our focus is still on us, we are just tidying up.
Your Middle Class Church Is Shrinking Because the American Middle Class Is Shrinking
Many young working class Americans don’t have Sundays off.
A Glimpse of Heaven
Rare is the person who wants hell to exist because they need it for themselves. We need hell as a convenient place to put all the people we hate. As an option for ourselves and our loved ones, well, hell becomes a lot less popular.
Super Bowl 2018: God Will Be Watching
While I was not ready to endorse the idea that God actively determines who the winner will be, I did not accept the view of those of my theological colleagues who insisted that God stays rather aloof from what goes on in football games.
Searching for Evidence of Hope in 2018
I challenge you to join me this year in looking for proof of God’s zeal to deliver on His promise that Jesus breaks through even the toughest circumstances with a reign of peace.
Calling All Mothers: Let’s Make ‘Mother’s Day’ Count
Use Mother’s Day as an opportunity to be a sharp stick in the eye of this country. Occupy Mother’s Day and say enough is enough.
Let's Stop Pretending Ministry is All Fun and Games
JUNE 24, 2014 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- In a society obsessed with consumerism, comfort, and entertainment, it’s not surprising that the Great...
Hobby Lobby and the Myth of a Christian Corporation
MAR 28, 2014 | BY: PETE NEWLOVE -- Per their website, Hobby Lobby is committed to “Honoring the Lord in all we do by operating...
Shane Claiborne Celebrates Buy Nothing Day
NOV 29, 2013 | BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- Today seems like a good time to say: ENOUGH. One of the great memories I have from our Buy...