I Know Passion
It’s a wonderful thing to experience passion. Passion and true belief in something always appear thematically throughout movies, books and television. So often and in such a way, in fact,…
A Modern Day Prodigal
The Gospel is for sinners. Sounds simple enough … a review of some fourth grade Sunday school material. I can almost see the flannel graph now. Basic as it may…
Spiritual War
The classic motif with most plays, movies or even music is the battle between good and evil. Medieval morality plays showed a regular man triumph over evil. In today’s movies…
Is There Hope? Responding To Abuse
The chair next to me is empty. From the hours of 9:50 – 11:05 every Tuesday and Thursday morning it is usually occupied by Linda. But, this Thursday it is…
Living With Loneliness
"You don’t really strike me as a lonely person, but you do seem lonely sometimes as well." One of my friends said that to me the other day. My response…
Are Spiritual Mediums Well Done?
First, there was "Crossing Over with John Edward" on the SciFi cable channel and now ABC’s "Contact: Talking to the Dead with George Anderson." This makes the fictitious "X-Files" and…
The Challenge Of Stewardship
Fasting and prayer are not only commanded in the Bible, they’re wise actions. Throughout the Bible, effective prayer is shown to include elements of adoration, confession, and commitment, as well…
Beauty Of The Within
BEAUTY OF THE WITHIN [BY KYLE CROUCH] Man is and always was fallible, and humankind has made countless errors since the beginning of time. However, God still counts us beautiful…
The Best Time(s) For Quiet Times
God really doesn’t care when you have quiet times with Him. It doesn’t matter if it’s early in the morning, over lunch, or at the end of the day. After…
How Far Will We Go?
I’m plagued by the drastic difference between the relatively comfortable lives we live for Christ today compared to the extreme sacrifices that were almost standard in the church 2,000 years…
I Don’t Belong Here
If shame had a face I think it would kind of look like mine/ If it had a home would it be my eyes/ Would you believe me if I…
Liberation By Humiliation
[BY BENJAMIN ESPOSITO] I love Dance Dance Revolution. There, I said it. Yes, I’m embarrassed to admit I find joy in bouncing up and down on that pad, eyes riveted…
A Shadow Of Truth
[BY BENJAMIN ESPOSITO] I just finished watching Moulin Rouge again. It’s an incredible story, a story which speaks of the so-called "bohemian" ideals of truth, beauty and love. It struck…
Genesis: Relic Or Relevant?
We’ve all heard it said a million times—“The Bible isn’t a science book.” We’ve probably even said it ourselves to fend off critics, that it’s not a science book, or…
Boundless Order
[BY ZACH KINCAID] Is God bound to order? This is often affirmed by those who still believe God has power to move and shape our world. But I was surprised…