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The Better Samaritan
The Better Samaritan is a blog covering humanitarian, disaster, and justice issues with research, stories, and interviews.
Rizpah’s Long Lament Ended a Famine—and You May Have Never Heard of It
God often resides most powerfully among the most powerless.
“Day Of” Response Is Too Late. Here Are the Two Crucial Keys for Disaster Preparation
Reflections on 9/11, responding to tragedy, and the Christian life.
Your Brain Is Tricking You While You Try to Fight for Justice
And nothing will get better until we change the way we communicate, says one author.
Jesus Creed
Recognized as one of the most popular and thoughtful evangelical bloggers on the web, Scot McKnight and his loyal community discuss theology and current events in a seamless, engaging conversation.
Pivot
Pivot is a blog by Karl Vaters that discusses innovative leadership from a small church perspective.
Ep 011 Trauma, Brain Science, and Ministry, with Lori Andrews
My podcast guest this week is Lori Andrews, Ed.D. She and I talk about trauma, its effect on the brain, and how to use this information as we lead through challenging times.
Ep 010: Writing For Ministry, with Drew Dyck
In this week’s episode of Can This Work In A Small Church? I interview Drew Dyck about the important subject of Writing for Ministry. Drew is the author of several books, most recently, Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science (A Guide for Sinners, Quitters, and Procrastinators). Drew has spent a couple decades as a writer and editor for major church publishers.
Ep 009: First Impressions, with Greg Atkinson
Karl Vaters interviews Greg Atkinson about how to make a great first impression with guests in small church.
Ep 008 Recovering & Thriving In the Post-Pandemic Church: Pt. 2
The second of a two-part series in which Karl Vaters shares lessons from hundreds of small church pastors about responding, recovering and thriving through a challenging season.
Just Marinating
Just Marinating is a Christianity Today blog by pastor and author Derwin L. Gray. The former NFL linebacker and now lead pastor at Transformation Church covers leadership, discipleship, church planting, evangelism, and the gospel of grace in his blog.
All Good Things Must Come to an End
Every ending is a new beginning.
The Source of True Joy
Joy is not found in our circumstances.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Life
Six keys to being more productive in life and ministry.
Your Day in Court
His case is so convincing, so true, that it is beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are guilty.
Thin Places
Thin Places covers the intersection of faith, family, and disability from author Amy Julia Becker. This blog is about discovering and remembering thin places, places where heaven and earth touch, where God seems more readily present, more easily accessed. It is meant to uncover ideas, relationships, points of connection, and moments of deep beauty that draw us towards one another and towards the Holy One.
Love Is Slow, but It Lasts
Final thoughts on family, faith, and what matters most.
"Looking for Ways to Build Bridges"
A conversation with CT editor Katelyn Beaty about blogging, books, and what's next.
Nine Favorite Posts from Thin Places
The best of faith, family, disability, and culture as I say goodbye to blogging.
Why I Need to Stop Blogging
The possibilities and limitations of logging life on the Internet.
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