a metaphor for awakening.
In the middle of everything that was happening, I was struck with a memory that cut through 25 years. Buried ...
going through the motions.
Consider this analogy. In a way, churches are like families. And when our family culture is all we know, we ...
the wisdom of the wise.
"Because these people draw near with their mouths and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from ...
desperate prayers. “mean” prayers.
So I prayed. I prayed desperate prayers. Some might call them “mean” prayers . . . And as I prayed ...
desperate.
Corporate prayer is safe and appropriate to the occasion...Conversations are about the logistics and scheduling of programs and service...I couldn’t ...
the assumption of Christ.
My church is firmly grounded in the assumption of Christ. That is not a typo. I am not a victim ...
irreconcilable differences.
I opened the pew Bible and searched for folded pages to smooth, a practice stemming from both my compulsion to ...
there’s more to the gospel than evangelism.
"We must diligently and consistently cast the gospel in larger terms than only evangelism" ...
conversations with a born-again atheist: gods, God and clarifying the purpose of these talks
...Your statements in our initial conversation sparked my interest in two ways: 1. How did you - a self-professed born ...