General Articles
Rooted Bible Study Released
How excited are we to have the release of Rooted: The Bible Study Available for purchase? Pretty excited! The feedback from those receiving these is incredible already! We don't have many left so head over to the shop and grab one. 108 exciting illustrated pages that...
Is a Believing Wife to Submit to an Unbelieving Husband?
Tricky. This is the word for navigating the complex situation of marriages that involve a believing woman married to an unbelieving husband. Whilst it can be the other way around, the most common scenario I have seen and experienced where problems arise involves this...
She Watches from the Window (A Short Story)
She saunters with seductive purpose in her stride. Lips pouting, eyes sparkling. She glides toward me. She is beautiful. Breathlessly, I stand unsure of what to do. My heart races, sweat begins to bead along my forehead. The breeze rustles my hair, bringing the...
Talking Television: Accepting What isn’t Good because other things are Worse?
Growing up, I remember being one of the only kids in the neighborhood without a television. "What in the world do you do," was the common question my friends asked me. Well, I played in the woods for hours, built forts, played basketball, rode bikes, and when home, I...
Echoes in Koinonia: The Danger of an ‘Amen’ Corner
When a snake slithers out from the nondescript foliage in the woods, your entire body responds to the sudden fear of the snake. This fight-or-flight response is an Amygdala Hijack*. Your heart rate and blood pressure increase, causing you to breathe more quickly,...
How Churches Became Cruise Ships
In a book I read recently, the prism was turned, which allowed me to understand the plight of church attendance in a whole different light. This book, bringing me through the '50s and into the '60s and '70s, captured a phenomenon that began to occur in the Christian...