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Valjean and Javert: The Two Christianities of Les Miserables

January 10, 2013

***Spoiler alert: this post presumes that you know the storyline of 'Les Mis.'*** After watching "Les Miserables" in the theater, I wanted to stand up at the end and shout, "This is what Christianity really...

The Nationalistic Corruption of Worship in America

Craig M. Watts

January 8, 2013

Church Life, General, Theology

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BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- The best way for nationalism to take precedence over religion is for it to wear the mantle of religion, even if unofficially...

Discovering Rural India

Graeme Esau

January 6, 2013

General, Global

BY: GRAEME ESAU -- In September, myself and the three other founders of thisvillage traveled to Andhra Pradesh, India to meet with our partner organization and to...

Suffering, Tragedy and Doubt: 5 Mistakes Christians Make

Derek Flood

September 28, 2012

Church Life, General

BY: DEREK FLOOD -- Of all the reasons people lose their faith, by far the biggest is the experience of suffering and injustice. How can we help people struggling with this?

Is the Kingdom of God Built of Vegetables?

Jeremy John

September 27, 2012

Theology

BY: JEREMY JOHN -- Vegetables. Who could have imagined an economy in which gentle vegetables were subversive?

The Role of Satire, Snark and Sarcasm in Building Community

Bruce Reyes-Chow

September 3, 2012

Church Life, Family and Parenting, General

Photo by ganesha.isis on FlickrShort answer: there is none. I recently stumbled upon a Les Miserables inspired video parody in support of a Barack Obama’s second term. I have obvously shared my support of Pre...

10 Days to Make Love Practical

Jarrod McKenna

August 3, 2012

Global

Have you ever felt moved to put it all on the line? Have you ever felt called to risk it all for the love we undergo when we open to God? The community that I was a part of founding where I have spent the las...

The Sacred Messiness of Life in Community

Jon Huckins

July 27, 2012

General

Janna, a midwife at a local birthing center where a few of the babies in our community were born (including our little daughter, Ruby), made a sign of a cross and prayed a quick blessing over Derek and Chris...

Jesus’ Invitation to the Discipline of “Wasting Time?”

Jon Huckins

July 15, 2012

Theology

Photo credit: Jon Huckins A few of us from our missional community asked one of the heroes of our neighborhood to sit down for a meal so we could hear more of her story and learn from her experiences. Among...

5 Questions with Jon Huckins — Thin Places

Jamie Arpin-Ricci

June 27, 2012

Theology

Living as part of an intentional Christian community, I often search for other creative expressions of missional communities around the world. One such example that I love is NieuCommunities. It is also ho...