Some friends and I are running in the Wild West Relay this year as a fundraiser for The Matthews House in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Matthews House is a great nonprofit that my church and coffee house have a relationship with. Many of the staff,...
Topics: Creative Living

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I just started reading Michael Horton’s book, where he points to a USA Today article last year titled, Has the ‘notion of sin’ been lost? I actually remember reading an except from it, now that I’ve read the whole article. There...
Topics: Church, Culture

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The great weakness in the North American church at large, and certainly in my life, is our refusal to accept our brokenness. We hide it, evade it, gloss over it. We grab for the cosmetic kit and put on our virtuous face to make ourselves admirable to the.
Topics: Church, Culture

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I just stumbled upon this post from Conversant Life: Friday Night Church & A Call To A Higher Standard. He says a lot of good things, including challenging the idea of relevance. I suggest reading it. I want to highlight this point: I’d challenge..
Topics: Church, Culture

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I was recently pointed to a quote from Michael Horton’s book, Christless Christianity. You can read the first chapter online here. I have to admit, I agree with most of what he says in the chapter. The chapter begins with this challenging...
Topics: Church, Culture

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