With the amount of books out there today, it's overwhelming to know what to read and what's worth skipping. These books run the spectrum from books for youth workers to theology books that address issues youth workers should be aware of.
Is the Bible talking about angels when it says, "the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive"?
I don't want this post to focus on how much work marriage is, and neither do I want to encourage a fairytale romance. Instead, here are some things I've learned through a dozen years of marriage.
Next time you're having one of "those" conversations... try to back up and ask where the failure to communicate happened. If you can pinpoint the failure, you just may be able to salvage the conversation.
Imagine what would've happened if Jesus never took his disciples into Samaria. Would the disciples have known that the Gospel is truly good news for ALL people, or would they have thought those were simply words?
The following is a brief excerpt from an article I've published for The Rooted Ministry. Please follow the link below to read the whole post. Rethinking God’s nature is a dangerous, but exciting thing. What if we’ve misunderstood what it... Continue Reading →
When youth workers are theologically uninformed, they are showing students that God is small and unworthy of their time. Students will think, "Hey, if Bob doesn't know about this stuff, then I guess it's not very important."
In the Church it's essential for us to keep the gospel central in all things, including how we talk about and pursue racial harmony. The following is a simple attempt to clarify how the gospel drives the pursuit of racial unity.
As I've processed "becoming a gym person" again, it's made me realize what it's probably like for people who used to be a "church person" but aren't anymore. They kind of know what to do and what to expect, but they know it's going to be awkward and more difficult than it should be.
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