By Mariah Secrest Perhaps an orphan in Africa would not seem like the most likely candidate to speak to the power of togetherness. Disease, poverty, and death do not seem like features of community. Yet, the places where pain exists in its most dire form are the places in which the need for community is … Continue reading We Are Together: Lifting Voices in South Africa and the World
By Zach Kincaid We talked with Vinoth Ramachandra about his new book, Subverting Global Myths, recently. Here’s how it went: WRECKED: The title of your book, Subverting Global Myths, what do you mean by this since most will quickly equate myth with stories that may be untrue but have some point to gain or lose. … Continue reading An Interview: Subverting Global Myths (Part 1)
By Paul Wilkinson What is your personal experience with pornography? What did your own struggle look like? We owned a computer that was connected online for about ten years before anything remotely pornographic ever crossed the screen. Up until that point, I would say I was probably in the “this could never happen to me” … Continue reading Pornography: An Interview with an Addict
By Amy Courts I’ve recently been reading some discussion forums on the impending November elections and paying special attention to those on both sides who are calling either Obama/Biden or McCain/Palin the answer to the Christian dilemma in politics. One side is all for overturning Roe v. Wade, while the other concerns itself with the … Continue reading Christian Politics: Can Any Person be the Answer?
By Mariah Secrest Amy Courts is one of those musicians whose songs you can put on repeat, and hours later still be enjoying the tunes like you were playing them for the first time. After doing just that, I found myself intrigued by the depth that ebbed just below the current of solid progressive rock. … Continue reading Voices in Culture: Amy Courts
By Chad Michel I recently caught up with Derek Webb on the current Art Music Justice tour when it stopped in Evansville, IN. The tour features Sara Groves, Charlie Peacock, Derek and his wife Sandra McCracken and Brandon Heath. Tell us how the AMJ tour came about? The Art Music Justice tour was dreamt up … Continue reading Derek Webb on the Art Music Justice Tour
By Mariah Secrest I find it ironic that Dan Meyers has a song titled Lost for Words. Though I understand the sentiment, singer-songwriter Dan Meyers is clearly gifted as a master of word craft. I first heard him speak at Gospel Music Association Weeks Artist Symposium, in which he shared with the likes of Steven … Continue reading Voices in Culture: Dan Meyers Interview
By Eric Paul I was perusing one day through a number of blogs during one of my theology classes. I tend to do this regularly throughout class, interested only in the topic. Once in a while, I will see a topic that catches my eye, and I will spend the next five minutes zoning out … Continue reading God and Money: An Economy of Trust
By Ben Girdler Do you ever feel like Christianity today may not be all it was intended to be? That we have somehow messed up our part of the relationship? In light of these thoughts, I recently sat down with author Jonathan Almanzar to discuss his new book, An Open Apology, co-authored by Aaron Havens. … Continue reading An Open Apology: A Journey from Christianity to Christ
By Christi Bowman The American church is in exile. We are looking for our lover, but He has left. He tired of waiting. He stood at the door and He knocked. Shivering cold, He knocked. We didn’t want to get dressed; we didn’t want to get our feet dirty, so He left (Song of Solomon … Continue reading Exile of the American Church