The Curse

Rethinking Drinking

From Out of Ur:
Some younger pastors in traditionally teetotalling denominations are beginning to view bans on alcohol use as out of date. Is their so-called liberty in Christ simply an excuse for bad behavior? Or are the old timers adding laws to the gospel?

Mark Driscoll has thought the issue through (probably because the Pacific Northwest [...]

Holy Hip Hop

Thabiti Anyabwile explaining how good theologically correct hip hop is effecting today’s culture.

Lecrae explaining how he writes his rhymes.

A Game Never Forgotten

They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.
It was Grapevine Faith vs. Gainesville State School and everything about it was upside down. For instance, when Gainesville came out to take the field, the Faith fans made a 40-yard spirit line for them to run through.
Did you hear [...]

I Am Second

I Am Second is a movement where people from all walks of life share their stories. Stories of self destructing behavior, shame, and how they tried to go their own way. I Am Second opens your eyes to the realities of life and the need to fill that void in your life that can only [...]

Dying to Ourselves

There is much truth in this video. It is a hard balance to stay out of the world while remaining relevant to the culture, especially with today’s youth. It is not popular to speak against fads and trends either, but how do you teach about the greatness of and need of exalting [...]

Playing Some “D”

Where has the gospel gone? Too many books right now focus on methods and programs, and how you can have that mega church that you’ve always dreamed of. I spent three hours in a Christian bookstore last week and was amazed at the amount of books that are written today for [...]

Divided?

Below is a quote from Eugene Peterson, author of the Message, the Message Remix, and many other books, speaking with Laity Lodge about distinctions we have put between laity and clergy. The video interview can be found at thehighcalling.org.
I went through a list of people the other day of who have influenced me the most.  [...]

Building Healthy Churches part 1

The first seminar at the Building Healthy Churches seminar in Chattanooga, Tn was given by Matt Schmuker, executive director of 9marks ministries. His topic was: Having a Theological Vision for your Church – Churches that Display God’s Glory.
Matt started out by asking:
“What appeals to people, that would make them want to be at your church?”
Some [...]

Garbage Revealed

The world’s longest undeveloped barrier island now looks as if people have been living — and dumping — on it for decades.
Tons of debris swept up by Hurricane Ike last month were carried by Gulf of Mexico currents hundreds of miles from the upper Texas coast to this ordinarily pristine landscape just north of the [...]