Cynicism is, increasingly, the dominant spirit of our age. When I say that cynicism is the spirit of the age, I mean it is an influence, a tone that permeates our culture, one of the master temptations of our age. …
Jean Leclerc offers the best definition of the gospel you’ll ever hear: “Jesus ate good food with bad people.” Jesus’ dining experiences became a lifestyle around which he formed a school of disciples, such that John’s account of the Cana …
For a long time I couldn’t understand why God didn’t get me out of prison. I’d been faithful to Him for years. I went to all the chapel programs, sang in the choir, and attended Bible study regularly. I …
“God wants to be holistically included in everything we do and think and dream about and hope for. He wants to enter into the doubt, fear, joy, and pain with us. He doesn’t want to be a segmented part of our …
Have you ever been in love with someone who constantly kept you at an emotional arm’s length? It was torture, wasn’t it? And yet we sometimes do the same thing to God. God wants to be our first love because …
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“…Take one look at your sin and ten looks at Jesus. I realized that I do need to take my sin seriously and confess it to God. But I must not stay focused on my failures. Instead I must quickly …
Does anyone know you’re a follower of Christ? Your spiritual life is not to be lived out solely in your mind, it needs to bear fruit. “I am the Real Vine and my Father is the Farmer. He cuts off …
Prayer from a distance is powerful. But where are you being called to inhabit, to be, and to bless? Love is often very tangible. When you’re trying to love your community in the name of Jesus, and you notice the …
by Bill Tell. Read more great content at billtell.com. Luke 9:23 is a fairly well known verse. “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” Well known, but not well …
by Michael Frost Most church vision and mission statements sound great. They usually include clear biblical values and are crafted to be interesting and memorable. But what difference do they actually make? Recent research suggests that rather than value statements …