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Culture

I Am an Immigrant

I realized this week a startling fact: I am an immigrant. (Technically, still in progress, with a long road ahead unless I can convince a…

Sarah YardleyDecember 30, 2015

Ministry & Leadership

The Cure to Fear – Seeing Beyond Odds & Obstacles

“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you, I…

Lance RalstonDecember 28, 2015

History & Holidays

Love, Hate & Refugees – Finding Biblical Balance on the Issue of the Age

Mention the word “refugee” today and everybody’s got an opinion. We can add that to our list of “off-limit” words this holiday like “gay,” “Democrat,”…

Phil MetzgerDecember 22, 2015

Christian Living

The Only Dependable Remedy for Life’s Struggles

“A Little Help Please”Psalm 121“Help! I Need Somebody. Help! Not Just Anybody” Lennon & McCartney“Beyond mountains, there are more mountains”Haitian proverb“If God is for us,…

Bill WelshDecember 21, 2015

History & Holidays

The Pedagogy of Christmas: How Christmas Teaches Us About Ourselves, and What We Value Most

Human life is full of rituals, practices, and liturgies. Whether religious or irreligious, these things form us into certain kinds of people. Perhaps we would…

Mike ChaddickDecember 18, 2015

Ministry & Leadership

A Biblical Guide to Raising Kids who Love Jesus

Acts 21:8-9“On the next day we who were Paul's companions departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was…

Jim GallagherDecember 16, 2015

Discipleship

The Gospel is a Bridge

On paper I don't have much in common with teenage skater boys. There's the age gap, the coordination gap, the culture gap...the list goes on.…

Sarah YardleyDecember 15, 2015

Christian Living

On Wonder & Worship: Finding Heaven in Refugee Camps & Dance Clubs

We wonder at the mystery of a God who became man in many ways. This past week, I had three separate encounters with wonder and…

Sarah YardleyDecember 10, 2015

Discipleship

How to See God’s Future for Your Life

What does the gospel look like in our own lives? What happens when we embrace the truth of God’s salvation for us personally? In Paul’s…

Phil MetzgerDecember 2, 2015

Discipleship

Recovering the Lost Art of Conversation

One of the most meaningful, worthwhile things in the world is on the verge of extinction. If it were a rare breed of bird, many…

Mike ChaddickNovember 30, 2015

Theology

Ordinology: What is Worship?

The idea of Christian worship is rooted in both the Old and New Testaments. In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word commonly translated worship means…

David GuzikNovember 28, 2015

Theology

The Rescue of Restriction

Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. (James 1:15) Sin is the most…

Jim GallagherNovember 27, 2015

History & Holidays

Church History: Crucial Lessons & the Cost of Ignorance

Henry Ford is oft quoted as having said, “History is bunk.” As with so many popular historical attributions, Ford didn’t exactly say that. But he…

Lance RalstonNovember 26, 2015

Discipleship

The Way We Repent

I was driving with my sister the other day and made an offhand comment about a situation that was frustrating to me."Man," she said, "at…

Sarah YardleyNovember 25, 2015

Theology

Take a Hike – Journeying Through the Songs of Ascents

“Take a Hike” - A Journey through the Psalms of Ascents Psalms 120-134“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” Helen Keller“These are…

Bill WelshNovember 24, 2015