By Tim Chermak When Walt Disney passed away in 1966, the ethos of adventure and magic that had defined the Disney corporation died with him. The next twenty years saw a series of lackluster movies and poor business growth. Lack of financial capital was not the issue. Lack of courage was. Walt himself remarked, … Continue reading Lessons from EPCOT: What Christians Were Supposed to Be
By Jesse Medina Secrets Behind Closed Doors is a book dedicated to dealing with some of the most common, and most serious, problems facing Christians today. Written by David Ray, a man with years and years of experience counseling those who struggle with these issues, Ray dives in providing hope and help to others. But, … Continue reading Book Review: Secrets Behind Closed Doors
By Jeff Goins, Editor Angry Conversations With God: A Snarky But Authentic Spiritual Memoir, is written by actor/comedienne Susan E. Isaacs. Jobless, loveless, and living over a garage, Susan knew only one thing to do when she hit rock bottom at age forty: She took God to marriage counseling. Casting herself as the neglected spouse, … Continue reading Author Interview: Susan Isaacs and Angry Conversations with God
By Dave Hopwood All attempts to define Christianity ultimately fail. They’re bound to. God is bigger than our words, pictures, books, names, stories, WWJD wristbands, festivals, revivals, speakers and lists of things. (By the way, did you know that DJWW stands for Does Jesus Wear Wristbands) All we have at the end of the day … Continue reading God’s Best Bit of Multi-Media
By David Ryle We are, each of us, the inheritors of heresy. Every child, woman and man is the beneficiary of a prize won through countless demonstrations of heretical heroics and the daring exploits of truth-loving rebels who broke away and ventured out from the flock of accepted ideas, who willingly endured shame, punishment and … Continue reading Heirs of Heresy: How Heretics Change the World… for the Better
By Roy L. Dunigan Not long ago, CNN aired a story about a church in North Carolina that was organizing an event where the congregation would build a bonfire and burn things they feel were associated with the Devil. Primarily, they targeted the Harry Potter series of books as specifically stated by the church’s pastor … Continue reading The Church’s Reputation
By Mac Bridger The small market town I live in among the Devon, England countryside, is surrounded by hills. Today the hills stand out clear and bright and I know the sun which is currently shining on the September hues, will still be shinning at the end of the day. Another day I look out … Continue reading End Time Army
By Jeff Goins, Editor So Beautiful was my introduction to Len Sweet. I had heard of him, read about him, and even bought a copy of The Gospel According to Starbucks as a gift for a friend, but this was my first time reading the words of Leonard Sweet. The basic idea of So Beautiful … Continue reading Book Review: So Beautiful by Len Sweet
By George Elerick There was this girl down the street from us who used to live in a cardboard box. A real verifiable cardboard box. She moved out when she was 16, she and her mom couldn’t get along after her dad left the family for another woman. Her world was wrecked. Her idea of … Continue reading Giving is the New Receiving
By Larry Bubb Read Why?: Part 1 – God is the Ultimate Chess Master The 1st couple chapters of the book of Job are a graphic example of the horrible things that can happen to someone. It would seem bad enough for those things to happen to the average human, but they happened to a … Continue reading Why?: Part 2 – The Problem of Pain