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Occupy the Lord’s House
January 18th, 201212:03 AM ETIf you turn on the news for only a few moments, you'll no doubt see images from one of the hundreds of "occupy" scenes. Countless numbers of Americans are dissatisfied with their current economic status, and they are protesting in an open and devoted fashion. Through wind, snow and rain, the protesters have stayed the course. Although their cause i... -
Church and Family in the Public Square
December 13th, 201112:59 AM ETMuch has been written of late about the unease and yearning in American culture, claiming that we have become an increasingly coarse society, assaultive and sexualized. I believe this is largely because folks don't believe in God, and by God I mean the God of Abraham, the Jewish and the Christian God. It is a disturbing world, a world which my ge... -
A Native American Beauty, Sex, and the Church
August 31st, 201101:12 AM ETI was told long ago that if you wanted an honest opinion about something, trust that of strangers, not of family or friends (I call them "chummies"). Strangers will give you an honest assessment, while chummies will tell you only what they think you want to hear—or in some cases, say nothing at all. If you are a writer, artist, musician, cook, o... -
Feeling Alone In The Pew? Overcoming Isolation Among Women in the Local Church
August 30th, 201103:29 PM ETI was a lonely believer. Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? With Jesus as my best friend, how could I be lonely? But I needed a God-touch from someone with skin on. A newlywed and seminary wife far from family and friends, I felt isolated. God understood. What I could not orchestrate, He did. He appointed a beautiful ensemble of older women in ac... -
Would Jesus Start a Food Bank?
April 18th, 201109:30 AM ETThere are a lot of things we do at churches that would be foreign to the church Jesus started: Youth Groups Choirs and Bell Choirs Men's Ministry Receptionists and Offices Robes and Liturgy Ordination Christian Counseling Christian Schools Cantatas Full-time Ministry People Now please hear me; all of these things can be good th...
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