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Resisting the Pull for Armed Defense
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Article by Michael Gonzalez Yesterday it happened again. Another shooting of innocent victims. Violence upon violence. This time and certainly not the first, in a church. A gunman entered West Freeway Church of Christ in…
God With Us (Not With Them?)
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Tags: Advent, Emmanuel
Article by Elisabeth Bojangle Advent: God coming to us As I write this mid-December morning, my fingers are clumsy and cool from the chilly steering wheel during my drive home from dropping the kids off…
The Thief (Saturday Art Share)
Category: General, Guest Contributor
The Thief by Dan Kent all my life it seems there are these guys they pop into my scenes like bad ideas in full flesh reactive stances stiff cold eyes “f*** work” they say “don’t…
Notre Dame on Fire (Saturday Art Share)
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Tags: Art
While fire overtook Notre Dame in April, people asked many questions. Did terrorists do this? Did God do this? Would the fire spread? Was this the end of an era? Did this represent the end…
Saturday Art Share: Scott Toillion
Category: Guest Contributor
Every creature belongs where they are at. I think that’s what I like most about the watercolor art of Scott Toillion. The shape and the color and the movement of each creature fits right in…
Notre Dame and Why Beauty Matters
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Tags: Art, Beauty, Social Issues
Article by Jordan Sutton, from the Holy Week Art Series at ClearPath.Life “Is Paris burning?” That is a direct quote from Adolf Hitler in 1944 on a phone call with his general, Dietrich Hugo Hermann…
Discipleship > Politics
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Article by Dan Kent Wow. The response to my article Jesus was Not a [Socialist] surprised me! I guess it really scratched an itch for some (and touched a nerve for others). Wouldn’t it be nice if…
Born Disciples: On Raising Kids to Follow Jesus
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Discipleship, Kids, Parenting
Article by Natalie Frisk In the sixth grade, I had a teacher named Mrs. Klompstra. She was enthusiastic about two things: math and physical education. Now, I realize that these two things may be a…
Jesus was Not a [Socialist]
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Discipleship, Political Idolatry, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Article by Dan Kent Our political climate right now exhausts me. The fracturing. The bullying. The ideological mobs. I feel like I’m surrounded by a hundred Towers of Babel babbling at me all day long,…
Saul Never Became Paul — The Myth of the Radical Name Change
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Paul, Paul's Letters, Transformation
Article by Kurt Willems Today, I have something that may be a huge paradigm shift for you. You’ve heard the story: Saul became Paul. It’s a powerful story. A Jewish man once hell-bent on the…
A Marriage Confession, But Not That Kind
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Marriage
Article by Thomas Horrocks Over the last two years I’ve had to do a lot of wrestling with my theology of marriage and divorce. Far too often too many of us try to do theology…
Can Life Have Meaning Without God?
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Meaning, Philosophy
Article by Dan Kent King Sisyphus (“Siss-uh-fuss”) was a mythical king who enjoyed killing random travelers and starting wars. He killed for pleasure. He killed for profit. He killed for pride. When he died the…
Cruciform Communion Meal—Second Course: Blessed
Category: General, Guest Contributor
(this is the second course; you can find the first course here) What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Blessed? Go ahead. Think on it. I’ll wait right…
Cruciform Communion Meal
Category: General, Guest Contributor
First Course: Taken Article by Brianna Millett You are perfectly loved by God. You are joyously Taken. You are immeasurably Blessed. You are sacrificially Broken. You are generously Given. I have become convinced that these…
Saturday Art Share: Brandon Andress
Category: Guest Contributor, Lighten Up
Brandon makes these musically infused, spoken-word audio pieces in his podcast called “Outside the Walls.” He pulls in Christian thought-leaders. In this episode he brings recordings of Greg into his pseudo-industrial, audio-perpetual-motion-machine. It’s a fun…
THE ONE NEED
Category: Essays, Guest Contributor
For all the worth of teleology, history, and morals, this for me is the most compelling evidence of Christ: We have a million needs and desires, and a million things put us in want. From…
The Greatest in the Kingdom (2 of 2)
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Kids
Article by Natalie Frisk This post is a summary of what was discussed at the ReKnew CrossVision Conference in regard to what and how we teach our kids about the cruciform hermeneutic. Taking Jesus into…
The Greatest in the Kingdom (1 of 2)
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Kids
This post is a summary of what was discussed at the ReKnew CrossVision Conference in regard to what and how we teach our kids about the cruciform hermeneutic. Article by Natalie Frisk Recently, while involved…
CRUCIFORM COMMUNION
Category: General, Guest Contributor
Article by Brianna Millett I grew up in a small town Baptist church and my grandparents were Lutheran. Later I went on to become a Calvinist of sorts then somewhere along the line, by way…
Saturday Art Share: Packing Heat
Category: Guest Contributor, Lighten Up
by Dan Kent Packing Heat guns look so cool (let’s be honest). I know, it’s childish, and not becoming of a pacifist like me. if only guns didn’t kill. if only guns shot peace! —I’d…