June 2014
- Ministry, a Family MatterKid, spouse, mother. My simple story of expectations and perspective.
BIRTHDAY EDITION!!!Wednesday Link List: Lessons from Justin Bieber's mom, "Strategic or Stuck," and World Cup FeverHappy birthday to links!- Welcoming the Stranger into ChurchHow churches can best respond to immigration issues.
Amy Sherman: Three Reasons Why Faith and Work Conversations MatterDiscipleship, generational faith, and the importance of work as integral in our lives.
- Phil Vischer: God Doesn't Need You to Spaz Out in His NameMaybe sometimes, God wants you to be still instead.
- Phil Vischer: He Who Has God and Many Things ...Sometimes God just wants to know that he's still more important than your dream.
- Phil Vischer: I Was Going to Be Walt DisneyPhil Vischer begins his story of gain and loss by describing the beginning of the Veggie Tales enterprise.
- Skye Jethani: All Work is Acceptable to GodWhy do we believe that some work is sacred, while other work is simply "permissable?"
- Skye Jethani: The Two Creation MandatesGod gave man two mandates: one was marital—but the first one was cultural.
- Amy Sherman: Vocation is Not IncidentalWe're here to offer the world a foretaste of the Kingdom of God.
- Amy Sherman: Why Millennials LeaveIt might have more to do with our conversations on work than you think.
- Amy Sherman: Secular Jobs Don't Make Second-Class ChristiansThe way we talk about the workplace can determine the way we disciple our congregation.
- Skye Jethani: Dorothy Sayers and the Church's Biggest FailureWhat does it mean to stop separating "church" work from "secular" work?
Friday Five Interview: Ronnie FloydThe SBC's new president on owning and completing the Great Commission.
LinksWednesday Link List: World Cup, Atheists' Favorite Bible Verses, and Micro-church.Still I call it link; such a precious jewel.
- Dear Man in PrisonA letter from a victim of sexual violence.
Bad Exegesis and Back Roads through KansasThey’re butchering Scripture. When do you say something?- The Quiet Strength of a Peaceful LeaderWhy an unlikely trait has such powerful effects.
The future of evangelismEvangelizing Tomorrowland (Part 2)York Moore has led thousands of modern students to faith. Here’s his wisdom for taking the gospel to the future.
LinksWednesday Link List: Pulpit Plagiarism, Atheist Chaplain, and Hip-Hop Church.Over the links and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go.
Future studiesEvangelizing Tomorrowland (Part 1)York Moore has led thousands of modern students to faith. Here’s his wisdom for taking the gospel to the future.
- The Most Important Conversation of the DayKids know when it happens—be prepared to make the most of this valuable time.
- Three Rooms With a ViewThe right kind of creativity brings clarity to ministry confusion.
Dimensional riftPlaying Pipes, Singing DirgesDancing into truth beyond cultural either/or spectrums.- Learning to LamentHow my church's violent neighborhood led us to discover the power of lament.
