Church
When the Spirit Comes: New Creation and New Community
By Charlie Self
Christian mission, spirituality, and theology have been navigating between isolated individualism and coercive collectivism from the third century to the present.
Both the Old and New Testaments confirm the necessity of personal faith and repentance toward the Lord as a condition of divine favor and ultimate salvation. Yet an equal number of texts affirm participation in the community of God’s people, with an ethos of humility, love and service.
Will Millennials—Like Boomers—Neglect the Church for ‘Public Service’?
By Joseph Sunde
Despite the widespread complaints about the attitudes, ethics, and attention spans of millennials, it can be easy to forget the failures of generations gone by.
How Conversion Transforms the Way We Work
By David Wright
“In fellowship, alone, to God, with faith, draw near: Approach his courts, besiege his throne with all the power of prayer.” -Charles Wesley
Those who study what it takes to gain exceptional mastery of any given field have identified something they call the ten-thousand-hour rule. These experts have discovered that it takes ten thousand hours of practice to achieve mastery.
The Halo Effect: The Economic Value of the Local Church
By Joseph Sunde
As church attendance continues to decline across the West, many have lamented the spiritual and social side effects, namely a weakening of civil society and the fabric of community life. What’s less discussed, however, is the economic impact of such a decline.
How to Find Joy and Meaning in Your Work
By Charlie Self
One of our favorite coffee shops when we lived in Washington, D.C. in the 1980s was The Daily Grind. The name’s humorous wordplay about everyday work and the delicious fresh-roasted coffee made us smile.
Kingdom First: Why Christians Should Reject Nationalism and Globalism
By Joseph Sunde
Throughout our debates over foreign policy, trade policy, immigration policy, and otherwise, the 2016 election has seen increasing concentrations and divides between nationalism and globalism, each blind in its own way.
Are Christians Stuck With 3 Approaches to Cultural Engagement?
By Joseph Sunde
How are we to be in the world but not of it? How are Christians to live and engage, create and exchange, cultivate and steward our gifts and relationships and resources here on earth? Beyond getting a “free ticket to heaven,” what is our salvation actually for?