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Blog A Prejudice I Didn't Know I Had
- By Matthew L. Kelley
- Posted on July 16th, 2011
I have prejudices. We all do. Unlike Stephen Colbert, we see things like race, gender, clothing, body size/type, etc, and we automatically make assumptions about people based on …
Blog Harry Potter is Not Jesus
- By Robert A. Ratcliff
- Posted on July 15th, 2011
Or, "Why the World’s Most Famous Boy Wizard is Not a Christ Figure" SPOILER ALERT: critical plot details discussed (or at least hinted at) below. With the release of Harry …
Blog A Guilt-Free Vacation
- By Jay Cooper
- Posted on July 14th, 2011
I took a vacation recently, and frankly, I feel guilty about it. I am, after all, trying to start a new church. Shouldn’t I have been busy doing something productive and…
Blog Mark Driscoll and Social Media
- By Shane Raynor
- Posted on July 14th, 2011
When Mark Driscoll put his foot in his mouth on Facebook last week, it was the status update heard around the world. Rachel Held Evans quickly labeled him a bully and encouraged…
Blog A Story About Discernment: Like a Child
- By Kasey Hitt
- Posted on July 13th, 2011
Four and a half year old Lainey stood in the front yard waving goodbye to her friends who had come over to play. From our laundry room window, I watched as she continued to wave…
Blog Do Churches Need to Develop Mission Statements?
- By Allan R. Bevere
- Posted on July 13th, 2011
Every church I have served has had a mission statement. I have assisted churches in developing mission statements. Some of those statements have been quite good, others are…