Sparrow & Heart Soul Care

Grace is usually easier to see from a far than is ungrace, which can be subtle until you are in the midst of it, but there are some specific trends that…

Since they are so prevalent I thought it important to contemplate what it is that leads a church to become a community of ungrace. I can't imagine any church starting…

If Communities of Grace are those which not only teach the gospel but live it out, I should say very clearly that the opposite is equally as true. Communities of…

It never ceases to amaze me how many churches there are that talk freely and honestly about the grace of God, yet at the same time create an environment that…

The Catalyst Conference in Atlanta is not the typical kind of conference I am use to: Incredibly professionally produced, extremely artistic in nature, cultually engaging, and leadership focused. The music…

The Center of the Atonement The atonement accomplishes so much. As we have seen with the Christus Victor model: The atonement overthrows the power of evil! Other models present the…

Now after completing a trek, like that, through the Scripture and explaining that God has a plan to redeem cities it would be easy to mistake me for something I…

Conclusion The Bible has much to say about the city, some of it is good and some of it is bad. We cannot gloss over the fact that Scripture often…

Cities of Worship             It is in this one area particularly that we see most evidently the effects of the Fall. All men were created to worship and each seeks…

Cities of Cultural Development             The ideas of diminished Fundamentalism may say otherwise but God is not against culture. Nor are “culture” and “worldliness” the same thing. Let’s start by…