Faith and Social Media by Rob Haynes

January 31, 2019

Over lunch recently, a ministerial colleague and I were discussing the various ways local churches seek to use social media…

Relaunch by Edgar Bazan

January 30, 2019

God wanted them to know that even though they were suffering, they were not forsaken. God wanted the people of Israel to understand that the hardship they were experiencing would not be the end of them. God wanted to give them a fresh start, a new beginning in their life, a relaunch, so to speak. By telling them, “forget the former things,” God was saying, “it is time to move on.”

A Grief in Birth by Aaron Perry

January 23, 2019

I am now learning to grieve. And my Dad isn’t here to teach me. C.S. Lewis noted after the death of his wife that he didn’t know grief felt so much like fear. The fear I have is that I won’t grieve – or that I won’t grieve well. I have had my tears, but what is grief supposed to look like? How will I know I’ve grieved?

The Pain of Misalignment: God and the Disordered Body by Elizabeth Glass Turner

January 17, 2019

“We are not only impoverished in love; our loves are disordered, out of alignment. We can attempt to cushion them as much as we want; only realigning misplaced joints will relieve the pain, though.”

What Defines You This Year? by Otis T. McMillan

January 16, 2019

“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” – Matthew 5:6 The proper…

A Hard Reset by Edgar Bazan

January 10, 2019

While we can’t ignore the past – it happened – we can reframe it into a story of redemption by looking at it, by talking about it, by thinking about it through the lens of Jesus’ love and grace. We change our past by allowing it to be redeemed.

How Church Personalities Reveal Epiphany Living by Priscilla Hammond

January 9, 2019

Churches have personalities, expressed through their organization, Christian education
processes, preaching, and worship. Each can have strengths and challenges, but the diversity is reflective of the differences we see in people, including the
Apostles.

Instead of focusing on which
organizational structure or form of worship we prefer, we need to ask if our church is manifesting Christ to the world.

Our Greatest Leadership Challenge of the New Year by James Petticrew

January 1, 2019

I have often thought when hearing of another nose-dive from ministry, “not him?” but underlying that has been a naive attitude that has assumed that it won’t ever be me.