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Carolyn Moore

Is God Crazy? (or is it me?)

The Gods Must Be Crazy is the story of a remote African tribal village that finds a Coke bottle in the jungle. It seems to have fallen from the sky,

You are going to die. (What are you going to do about it?)

One of my top-ten favorite movies is What About Bob? In one scene, Bob and Sigmund (or Siggy) are in Siggy’s room having a sleep-over. Bob, who is something of a

When Women Plant Churches

I am grateful to Seedbed for their partnership in producing the things I’m passionate about. This time, they are letting me talk about the barriers women church planters face. This

Naked and unashamed

If you’re from the South and over 40, you may remember Lewis Grizzard, the newspaper columnist to wrote for years for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Gizzard once said that God talks

Dear Paul: Did you choose the single life, or did it choose you?

Reflecting a great deal lately on human design, I find myself thinking about the nature of marriage, the single life and friendship. That has me thinking a lot about Paul,

Hungering for the Garden

From Surrender to Love by David Benner: “Deep down … something within us seems to remember the Garden within which we once existed. Part of us longs to return; we

We are mysteries. We are theologies. (or, What it looks like when we figure out who we are)

Jesus is invited into the home of a religious leader for dinner. A woman who evidently has quite a reputation (read “prostitute”) shows up at the house during dinner and

The Gift of Prevenient Grace (or, Lessons learned from the worst night of my life)

On the most difficult night of my life I stepped out of a house into the street and found myself by a terrible mistake in a car with total strangers.

Seven-minute Seminary: A Theology of Suffering

Seedbed’s Seven-minute Seminary is an excellent resource for short teachings that make theology accessible for everyday life. Think of these teachings as a seminary class in the microwave. I hope you

“I want to give you an opportunity to expand your soul.”

Sam Pursley is standing today in the unhindered presence of Christ after living faithfully as a follower of Jesus and leader in His Church for 92 years. Sam was one

Why holiness shouldn’t scare us

Today’s post, originally entitled “Ordinary Radicals,” is borrowed from the blog files of James Petticrew. His message beautifully expresses a heart for holiness so I am compelled to share his

Five painless resolutions to improve your Sunday mornings

You’d be amazed at how a few easy changes will not only improve your Sunday morning experience but enhance the spiritual atmosphere of your worshiping community (not to mention the