Pride At The Church
It’s that time of year again. The time of year where the messengers are sent, resolutions are had, and Chik Fil-A flows through the convention halls. It is the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. It’s a joyous time in Baptist life ...
Large But Not in Charge
“But this is different. I have a thyroid condition” I told myself as I sat down with my second plate. Living in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, there is not much to do with friends on a weekend night except eat. Whether that is to have ...
Four Lessons Bible College Couldn’t Teach Me
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of papers and memories. My time at Bible College is quickly coming to an end, and as I approach graduation I am reminded of just how far the Lord has brought me from the angry, punk rocker that started in ...
The Harming Perception of the Overly-Critical Christian
We Christians have had a way of harming how the world outside perceives us for many years. And not in the “we are not of the world so it hates us” way that John 15:19 states, though some of us do a fair bit of that, too. We’ve claimed many new ...
The Amplitude of our Faith
am·pli·tude [ˈampləˌt(y)o͞od] 1.the breadth, range, or magnitude of something. 2.The maximum extent of an oscillation of something measured from the position of equilibrium. I love language. Words have such far-reaching and ...
What it REALLY Means to Be Purchased by God
There are many terms and colloquialisms we Christians use that some like to refer to as ‘Christianese’. Many outside the Church and new Christians are unfamiliar with them, making them sort of an inside lingo. Washed by the blood, ...
On Faith, Creativity, and the Artist in Today’s Society – An Interview with Chris Koelle
So this article will be a bit of a departure from the type of thing we normally post on the page. This is actually an interview with an artist that several of our staff members have prints from in their homes and offices. Chris Koelle is an ...
What The Books Won’t Tell You
Marriage is the best. I recently celebrated my second wedding anniversary with the most amazing and beautiful woman in the world. These past two years have been the best of my life. My wife is great at caring for me, loving me, feeding me, ...