By Larry Bubb Why is it that every single line I get in, whether at the store or in traffic, ends up taking longer than all the other lines even though mine looks shorter? Why don’t guys ever ask for directions? Not many people realize the Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years because … Continue reading Why? Part 1: God Is The Ultimate Chess Master
By Jonathan Griffiths Imagine a road that features a whole assortment of houses. There’s a regular two-story family house and next to it sits a puzzlingly large mansion, replete in splendor with manicured lawns and wrought iron gates. Over the road, a humble bungalow sits quietly, looking cozy and charming. There’s a high-rise of flats, … Continue reading A New Neighborhood: Structure and the Church
By Dave Hopwood “You are the best bit of multi-media God has.” A good mate of mine once coined that phrase and it’s stuck with me. “Don’t you dare go making an idol — a small, lifeless, inanimate representation of me,” God once said. You see, he’d already made an image and placed it all … Continue reading There’s No God-Shaped Hole In All of Us
By Dave Hopwood I’m fed up with people taking the Bible so seriously. Don’t get me wrong it’s the most important book in the world to me but that’s why I’m frustrated. The more you get to know someone and something the more you love them/it and the more relaxed you are in their company. … Continue reading Stop Taking the Bible So Seriously!
By Tom Caylor This morning I went jogging around the neighborhood during the Sunday morning service hour. (Before you write me off as a heathen, let me just say that my family had our special Sunday time later in the day. More of that later…) During my grueling jaunt in the Arizona sun I passed … Continue reading Where Would Jesus Park?
By Ramone Romero I can summarize what killed the charismatic movement today in two words: “Contain” and “It” The words need to be considered separately, and the it needs to be considered first because it is far and away the most important problem, and the contain often springs from the it. What is clear and … Continue reading What Killed the Charismatic Movement?
By Jesse Medina With the advent of postmodernism and its wide embrace in our culture, there was a backlash against it by Christians. Postmodernism brought the ultimate death in the notion of any concept of absolute truth and, therefore, God. As is often the case, when the culture swings one way, the Church swings hard … Continue reading Are There Non-Negotiable Beliefs for Christians?
By Jeff Campbell What is the nature of the soul, and how is it related to the mind and the brain? Why do bad things happen to good people, how do these trials shape them, and what can be said of God when there seems to be no relief? What does it mean to be … Continue reading Is Mental Illness the Church’s Dirty Little Secret?
By Jesse Medina For many of us, whether we would express it this way or not, America is (or close to) a Christian nation. It is true that many of our foundational values as a nation, as expressed in the Constitution and elsewhere, appealed to Christian principles. Ideas like inherent value, equal rights, freedom of … Continue reading Pledge of Allegiance in Church = Idolatry?
By George Elerick You slowly make your way through the ex-warehouse to find a place in the movie-style seating area while the band is playing the number one praise song of the week. A week before, you handed over a couple of tickets and you casually strolled through the masses, into the standing room only … Continue reading Convenient Amnesia: Has the Church Lost Her Way?