Speak Love, Not War
Why is it that our modern church culture identifies faith with the language of pain, aggression, and domination more so than with nurturing peace and equality?
The Lion, the Witch and the War
JULY 26, 2013 | BY: STEPHEN JARNICK -- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, was conceived by Lewis in 1939 and written from...
A Little Bird Told Me
A little bird told me. You've probably heard this familiar saying. It comes from the Bible, Ecclesiastes 10:20 to be exact.
The full version is: "Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the ri...
The Kingdom Belongs to Such as These? (Luke 18:15-17)
I am less concerned about whether there is a Hell or not, than I am about the supposedly agreed upon criteria for going – or not going – there.
Most people that I know with – or without – faith presume that t...
The Healing Scent of Holiness
In my city, any many others, there are occasional small clusters of earnest people outside Planned Parenthood offices. They hold garish signs of bloody fetuses and they sometimes chant or sing. Sometimes th...
2011: The Year of the Hell Debate
2011 was a turbulent year for American evangelical Christian identity. A major lightning rod within our identity crisis was the publication of Rob Bell’s book Love Wins. Under the surface of the fierce debate...