They have gone before me, my strange saints. [Click title to read more.]
Tag: believers
How To Be Authentically “No-Drama” Believers
Church drama is more often than not a hydra-headed monster. It might initially be caused by a particular incident or person, but over time it becomes a labyrinthine mess of believers behaving badly, all contributing to the problem without ever owning part of it. [Click title to read more.]
We Need To Rediscover The Meaning of Fellowship
I suspect that much of our current definition of fellowship - and, if I dare say it, of "doing life together" - coincides little with the concept of fellowship that the ancient church shared. [Click title to read more.]
Making An Intentional Church Family
The church - and with it, the idea of the church family - has changed. Hugely. And one of the things that has changed - has perhaps been lost - is that church-wide feeling of connectedness. [Click title to read more.]
Stepping Outside Your Demographic
Even if you do fit in perfectly with your age group, it's not challenging or enlightening to expose yourself to a set of worldviews that roughly match yours. [Click title to read more.]
It’s Important For Believers To Engage With The World
As our churches grow more insular and our lives become centered more and more within the church, we must not lose sight of the fact that the bulk of our work lies outside it. [Click title to read more.]
Not All Christians Smile
It's easy for us to reflect our own assumptions, ideas, and personalities onto Christianity as a whole and onto other believers, too. It's simple, in other words, for us to assume that other believers do or should act just like us because they love the same God we do and are blessed in the same way as we are. [Click title to read more.]
How Forgiveness Makes Space for Honesty
Because I'm a college professor, I assign homework. Students are not into this. A few years ago, one of my students was so not into this that she forgot to write down the page numbers of the reading assignment. Logging on to the forum for our class online, she promptly wrote an email that she … Continue reading How Forgiveness Makes Space for Honesty
An Introvert’s Survival Guide To The Church: First Week of the Study Available!
Do you live in fear of fellowships that last over an hour, and cringe when you're the first one to leave? Do you dread the small-talk exchanges that crop up during small group meetings and church meet-and-greets? Do you feel like you don't quite fit into your church or your spiritual community? If you struggle with any of these issues, if you're an introvert, or if you're an extrovert who wants to understand a little bit more about your quieter, thoughtful brothers and sisters in Christ, now's the time! [Click title to read more.]
The Onus Is On Us: Christian Responsibility
As believers, we can't predicate our responses on the behavior of others. We can't wait for those around us to make the first move of kindness or love. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 