If missions are to be faithful, they must be willing to relinquish certainty, confront patriarchy and racism, and place human flourishing—especially that of children—at the
That conversation transformed my muddle into stark clarity. Belief was the key, and I was a believer. The next day, I sought out Dov Wartofsky
Winter asks us to pause. Grief forces us to.
It’s in the darkness that Christ’s ambassadors should shine the brightest. And yet, similar to our church’s Christ candle when we forget to fill it
“Ha ha. Anyway, I’m OK. Actually, I’m in a better place now, you know? Having ‘Angel At Large’ status for a while isn’t so bad.”
I often avoid driving the road that passes by the land that once was my grandpa’s orchard. The apple trees are gone now, the old
Professional research seems to favor technological solutions over behavioral (spiritual??) changes that may emerge as imperatives.
But Jeff wasn’t asking for a dissertation-level, academic deep dive on any of these claims. He was just curious about the general consensus out there
I don’t know how to get our children to church, but I know that some sustaining strength is slipping away.
