As a Christian, what do you do when you realize that the life you always thought you were going to live has disappeared? When your career, your future, your hopes and your dreams, all of it has turned into an insubstantial mist that vanishes in the morning light. This is the same revelation that burdens the writer of Ecclesiastes when he laments: “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity” (Ecclesiastes 1:2).
Read MoreMuch ink has been spilled over the legitimacy of historical revivals. The Jesus Movement and Asbury revivals remind us of the full Gospel, and remind us to be open to the things God is doing, so we can fling wide the doors of the church to a new generation.
Read MoreIn this edition, we examine what a love for God and a love for one’s neighbor looks like. With the advancement of the Church, we can take a look at what Paul says when he mentioned many members yet one body. Each member of the body is going to give and receive love differently, and when we’re able to examine what each member of the Body is able to contribute with humility, our “hearts can be enlarged” to receive new perspectives and practices.
Read MoreChristianity and mental health care can co-exist beautifully and wonderfully to make a difference and save lives. Oftentimes, they are seen as two different entities working in opposite directions resulting in Christians feeling ostracized and ashamed for having mental health challenges…
Read MoreOne of the laments I hear from my sisters in Christ all the time is that they would like to be discipled by wiser men in their congregations. But in some cases because they are seen as mere helpers of men by those men or they have to be afraid they might assault or harm them, they have to settle for whomever will teach them.
Read MoreMy daughter Hanna was born in June 2023, and for the first time in my life, I became responsible for the life of another person. With this change came questions around my calling in Christ. What should come first, ministry or family life? Is my number one priority in life to raise my children or to go where God is calling me? How do we decide what comes first?
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