Re-imagining disability
A new theology of disability envisions a Body of Christ where all have a place.
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Back from the bridge
They say hindsight is 20/20. That’s really just a nice way to say that you can only begin to make sense of some of life’s hardest moments when you can see them in the rear view mirror. From really far away.
Read MoreChange happens
Gloom-and-doom scenarios for the church usually overlook a vital truth: things can change.
Read MoreThe freedom of Will
Will Campbell was obsessed with grace, especially as it falls on inappropriate people at inopportune times.
Read MoreThe oxbow church
Churches that resist change risk being cut off from the main stream of culture.
Read MoreA safe space to be vulnerable
Creating healthy communities that nurture vulnerability can be a great gift of the church.
Read MorePraying and working
Prayer is an essential form of work, and it must not be gainsaid as wishful thinking.
Read MoreChristian 'nones'?
Churches ditching their denominational names must be careful not to throw out their historic Christian identities, too.
Read MoreSuccess or significance?
We have more than enough success stories to go around. What our world desperately needs is for you to live a significant life.
Read MoreJackie Robinson’s lesson for the church
It’s hurtful when people hate you just because of who you are.
Read MoreMaking room for the Spirit
Many are fearful of the power of the Holy Spirit because they think being filled with God’s abiding as Spirit will make them do weird things. If weird means becoming extravagantly compassionate or practicing radical hospitality or taking Jesus’ teaching about peace seriously, then they are correct.
Read MoreAs One unknown
These days, many postmoderns are discovering or rediscovering Jesus, what he says and what he means.
Read MoreHow to ruin a sermon (or not)
Healthy churches are marked by engaging worship. Engaging worship is nearly always marked by excellent preaching.
Read MoreA letter to the SBNR
Instead of spending so much energy trying to repackage religion for the religious “nones,” maybe churches should focus on being faithful to God.
Read MoreLonging for vision
Instead of writing off their visionaries as eccentric, many churches would do well to pay them heed.
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Commentaries
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A recipe for blended worship By Bob Burroughs
Oil and water, obviously, will never mix. I have come to the same conclusion in these recent years of music ministry: that contemporary and traditional worship never mix -- well.
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The illogical politics of abortion By Miguel De La Torre
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A modest proposal for a fractured Baptist family By Marv Knox
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Columns
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Molly T. Marshall
Re-imagining disability
A new theology of disability envisions a Body of Christ where all have a place.
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Amy Butler
Back from the bridge
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Bill Wilson
Change happens
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Bill Leonard
The freedom of Will
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