out with the old & in with the young
The suspicions have now been confirmed by hard data. For years voices within the evangelical church have argued that we are not reaching the younger generation. In fact, many have taken …
MRI? …MRme.
I was meeting with one of the guys on my staff recently and he mentioned something about playing percussion. This confused me because last semester he was suffering from such …
Debating Driscoll
You don’t have to be interested in thinking about or debating Mark Driscoll to find yourself pulled into the wave of his most recent debacle. I am not interested in …
Wisdom is Silence
This past week was one of deep sorrow at my church. As a church staff we mourned with a pastor as he grieved the passing of his child. As the …
The Work of Love
This is yet another reflection about love. I guess it is a good thing that I’ve not tired of pondering the nature of love. I hope you aren’t tired of …
On Treasures
I hate my ipod. It’s slow and quirky. It’s storage capacity is embarrassingly low by today’s standards, and so it is constantly making me decide what I may feel like …
Vapor Among Vapor
I have spent this week grieving. A friend from my youth ministry days, a young man named Josh was found dead on New Years day, by his mother, my dear …
New Year, New You, If Only: Reflections On Old Resolutions
Does anyone actually believe in the power of New Year’s resolutions? Sometimes I think they are simply a reminder of how much we desire change, and, given our propensity for …
Blog Authors
Growing up, Kyle Strobel knew all the "right" answers. The Christianity he experienced in the church was reduced to theological precepts and moral codes. He tried typical spiritual growth formulas but faith remained stagnant, even stale. Sound familiar?
In Journey with Jesus, spiritual director Larry Warner guides us through the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius similarly to the way he's been leading people through them in person.