Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework, Part 5 18 Dec 2024 The Bible often speaks of meaningful friendships through the language of covenants. We certainly see that with God's relationship to humanity. We see it too in the language of marriage,…
Church Hurt God Sees You When Your Church Hurts You 16 Dec 2024 The excruciating pain of church hurt is often invisible to those around us. This is especially true if the hurt is unknown to others, or if others have experienced the…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework, Part 4 11 Dec 2024 A Biblical framework for building genuine friendships starts with our own character and commitment. We have been exploring the features of a Biblical Friendship over several posts and we come…
Books A REVIEW OF “RELATIONAL SPIRITUALITY” BY TODD W. HALL 9 Dec 2024 Spiritual growth is inherently relational. That is to say, we grow as we relate to God and relate to God's people. This is a foundational and often under acknowledged reality.…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework, Part 3 4 Dec 2024 We are attempting to provide a constructive framework for Biblical friendships. What does it look like to think correctly about friendships in a culture that devalues them? How do we…
Personal An Introduction to Christian Biography 2 Dec 2024 Christians have been telling their faith stories since the dawn of the church. We see it in the pages of the New Testament as the Gospels recount the life and…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework, Part 2 29 Nov 2024 We are continuing to build a framework for Biblical Friendship. We have offered critiques of our culture, we have explained the problem of loneliness, and we have seen how all…
Books A Review of “I Prayed and Nothing Changed” by Ste Casey 25 Nov 2024 The title is bold. It reflects a struggle, a disappointment, and a familiar one at that. I had long waited for this book to release, hoping it would give me…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework 20 Nov 2024 We are finally making a turn to a constructive look at friendship. We have spent many posts deconstructing our culture’s understanding of friendship, but we can’t move forward by simply…
Church Hurt Church Hurt and Hypocrisy 18 Nov 2024 Hypocrisy is one of the most frequently cited reasons that people leave a church. It is, of course, everywhere, but it is worth unpacking what exactly the term means and…
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