The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill—this is the story we need right now. This podcast is a long, hard look in the mirror for much of the church in America today. It’s an incredibly well produced, thorough exploration of not just the Mars Hill story with Mark Driscoll, but also the narratives that have …
Offense is a peculiar thing in that, if you go about your day looking for it, you’ll almost always find it. In other words, if you’re looking to be offended, you’ll likely find something to be offended by. Our society is steeped in this issue. This same simple reasoning can be applied to many things, …
“Longevity of bad belief doesn’t make it ‘wisdom.’ It just makes it harder to correct and change.” One of the most often repeated phrases I hear to justify or dismiss poor thinking or bad behavior is “that’s just how I was raised” or “that’s what I’ve/we’ve always done or what I’ve always thought.” That’s unacceptable, …
Bridges of understanding aren’t built through malice, and they’re rarely constructed through coercion.
There is something about adulthood and the rhythms of everyday life that conditions us to constantly have our gaze fixed at eye level and falsely believe that it is somehow productive. The world calls this eye-level, self-obsession “wisdom.” I remember about seven years ago, when I was first married and working a job that was …
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.”Proverbs 31:8-9 NLT Stand in the gap, Church. If our voices are silent, how then can the love of Christ be in us? Who, then, can the …
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV Happy Good Friday, everyone! The Bible teaches us that the sinless One (Jesus Christ) became sin (or a sin offering) in our stead so that the punishment rightly …
*Short post of encouragement and re-post from Instagram: During these difficult days, reach out if you need help. Reach out to others before you need help. And check on your friends, loved ones, and people in your circles regularly. We can’t afford to have passive accountability to one another at this time. We have to …
In the midst of fearful times, don't fall prey to the subtle idolatry of fear. The steadfast God of peace is always with us, no matter the circumstances.
1. Make your goals measurable. 2. Make your goals attainable. 3. Be kind to yourself in how and why you set them. Don’t let your goals and resolutions for the new year be derailed by being overly ambitious, vague and immeasurable, or unkind to yourself in the place in your heart that they come from. …