Advent as an Act of Worship
- December 20, 2017
- by
- Tatum Fishel
In January, I goaled to finish all the books I put down, but never finished. Thankfully, the list was pretty short. One book on...
REVIEW: The Last Jedi (Star Wars, Episode VIII)
- December 18, 2017
- by
- Ivan Moore
“You underestimate the power of the dark side,” says Darth Vader to his son and desired apprentice Luke Skywalker. It’s one of those Star...
Evangelical Wake Up Call
- December 18, 2017
- by
- Sage Blalock
Evangelical Wake Up Call
For most of my life I’ve considered myself an Evangelical Christian. And while I fully identify with the original meaning of...
Taking L’s
- December 17, 2017
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
When is the last time you took a hard L? I don’t just mean a loss, but a brutal one. One that hurts. One...
Christmas Is a Pagan Holiday
- December 14, 2017
- by
- Heather Moore
Jesus was not born on December 25th. We actually have no certain record of the date of His birth. There was early speculation that...
Bedtime Confession
- December 13, 2017
- by
- Ardi Shahini
One of the songs I sing to my son at bedtime is “Black Honey” by Thrice. I’ve listed the lyrics below, along with the...
Four Great Christmas Books for Young Children
- December 13, 2017
- by
- Whitney Hsu
I have a big red bin full of books I pull out only during Advent and Christmas time. It includes silly ones about melting...
Sloppy Christianity
- December 12, 2017
- by
- Taber Cheo
“Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.” Ephesians 5:4
Walking in...
A Certain Significance
- December 12, 2017
- by
- Meg Rodriguez
On a dark summer evening a couple of months ago, sitting cross-legged in my grandaddy’s oversized recliner chair, I became overwhelmingly convinced that my...
The Manger
- December 11, 2017
- by
- Ned Erickson
I recently tried to describe this at church and failed miserably, but I’m going to try it here and see if I can’t do...