It seems like we’re seeing the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, for now. The curve has been flattened about as much as it can be. Although COVID-19 is going to be one of the leading causes of death this year, at this point it hasn’t been the apocalypse that some early models have predicted. After over two […]
No one wants there to be a hell. CS Lewis once said that if he could get rid of any doctrine in Christianity, it would be that one. I think most of us feel the same way. No one wants to imagine the possibility of ending up there, and no one wants to imagine the possiblity of anyone we know […]
Every church sings. No matter what faith tradition, size, theology, demographic, or style, singing is one of the few things that every community that calls itself a church has in common. There’s good reason for that. The longest book in the Bible, the book of Psalms, is a book consisting entirely of songs. Ephesians 5:18 tells us, “Speak to one […]
Church is hard to do. Anytime you live as part of a community of people, it’s hard. The closer the community is, the greater the challenges. And when that community calls itself a family, as the church calls itself the family of God, the challenges to participating in that community are as great as can be. We all know how […]
Last week, I wrote a post about how we need to understand what it means to criticize the church, which is such a precious and beloved thing to Christ — his bride. But there are plenty of people who are adamant that the church deserves the criticism, and one of the topics that comes up the most is the church’s […]
About a decade ago, there was a book, wildly popular in Christian circles, called Blue Like Jazz. The author was Donald Miller, and the book is a very raw and real account of his spiritual journey. In it he tells about an event his campus ministry put on during an event known for its wild partying. They set up a […]
Just another jar of clay, named Clay. I’m a Christ-follower who messes up a lot, blessed to be a husband and youth worker, trying to share the message that saved me. My aim with this blog is to explore how we ought to live and think as Christ-followers in the midst of the realities of today’s world.
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