Wanna get rich?
Paul Piff is a psychologist who explores the affect of money on human nature. His team conducted an experiment using a rigged Monopoly game and two college students to whom
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Living A New Year Under the Leadership of the Holy Spirit
A version of this article appeared on Seedbed’s Church Planter Collective (to which I occasionally contribute) under the title “Planting Under the Leadership of the Holy Spirit.” Find it here.
Transparency is the new black (or, why every church ought to make room for testimonies in worship)
It could be the imagination of a pastor who thinks her people are just the best but I would have to say that if there’s one thing we’ve done right
Please don’t feed your fears
“I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the power of God for salvation to all who believe …” The story of the Bible from beginning to end is
Abortion, Ethics and the Church
(This post was first published on this site a little more than a year ago. I am reposting today in recognition of Planned Parenthood’s 100th anniversary earlier this month, and
Sanctification is hell (or, a lesson on the vocabulary of freedom).
A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by Kroger on my way back from Atlanta on a Sunday afternoon. I’d been sharing with another church so someone else from our
The Very Grown-up Work of Incarnation
Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is our head, into Christ. – Ephesians 4:15 Becky Stephen, Senior Director of Field
Is your spiritual life a system or a pile of parts?
Confession: My life and ministry have suffered greatly for lack of working systems. My problem is not laziness or lack of passion. Pretty much, I like just about every idea
Holiness and the African UMC: An open letter to the U.S. Church
I have stated in other posts (here and here) that it has taken me a while to understand exactly how to posture myself within the current United Methodist Church. While at
Four questions and a cup of coffee (a simple way to make spiritual progress)
What if a few Christians got together once a week to share in an intentionally spiritual conversation that challenged each of them to reflect on their growth and challenges as
Why I stopped doing church (or, how repentance got me off the pew)
This one is about when my family changed churches when I was five years old. We were a family of eight, but my mother and I were the only ones
Grow up.
” … speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ …” – Ephesians 4:15 This line in
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