Young Adults Jumping Ship: Part Deux
According to my previous post, my developing conviction about young adults and the church is that the church is not presenting youth with a compelling vision for the Christian life. …
Young Adults Jumping Ship and A Compelling Life
I had an extended conversation today regarding the ever-troubling topic of young adults and the apparent dissonance between the church and the cliff its young adults seem to walk off …
A Protestant Spiritual Theology? An Example from History
Hello all, I’ve been off the grid for a bit now, swamped in the mire of my first semester of teaching (more on that in a later post). For now, …
The Sandlot and Vicarious Atonement
This weekend I was on a mini-vacation (about which I will be posting later), and before we put our boys to sleep one night The Sandlot came on, which of …
Spiritual Formation Conference
Metamorpha friends I wanted to invite you all to join us at Saddleback Church, October 12-14 for “The Abiding Life” conference. Dr. John Coe from the Institute of Spiritual Formation …
Eschatology and the Flux Capacitor
Mr. Strickland: I noticed your band is on the roster for the dance auditions after school today. Why even bother, McFly? You don’t have a chance. You’re too much like your …
Reflections on 9/11
Eleven years ago today, I was living in Paris when CNN interrupted my library computer screen to live-cast two planes hitting the Twin Towers. It was like a bad prank …
Poetry & Prayer
For as long as I can remember I have hated poetry. It always felt so elusive, so confusing. I remember purchasing an anthology of American poetry in college thinking I …
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.