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Very, Very Voluntary: Five Ways to Serve Those that Serve the Church

There's a paradox in church world. Churches run on volunteers, but volunteers don't run the church. While this might seem innocuous at first glance, the implications of how you approach this paradox can make or break y…
Homeless Hope in an Alleyway

By Tom Zuniga Photo courtesy Redink Photography "Hey, were you guys just praying?” I turn from my four church friends to a man – a young man – with blonde hair. He’s a couple years younger than m…
Truth and Comedy: Jon Stewart and Bob Coy

Sometimes, when you want to talk about something really important, a little humor helps. It helps to break down barriers. We live in a society today where everyone seems very busy. And, whether you are talking about impo…
The Desire of the Christian: Conforming to His Image (Part Two)

By Roderick Evans In our previous post, we began our discussion on how the Christian can take steps to be conformed to Christ’s image. God’s desire is for us to become sons and daughters, our desire should b…
An Open Letter to Seminarians

By Sharon at She Worships It’s hard to believe that I graduated from seminary nearly six years ago, because I remember it like it was yesterday. I remember cramming for my church history final with fear and trembl…
Turning the Tables: A Surprisingly Effective Strategy for Reaching Jehovahs Witnesses

I have come to believe that taking the initiative to “call on” Jehovah's Witnesses can be surprisingly fruitful. Whether it’s done by email, mail, phone, or in person, it creates a completely different…
We Don't Get to Decide Who God Is

Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh. –James 3:11-12 My pastor…
Teaching as Ministry

Over the years, I have been asked what a occupation most resembles teaching. I have heard numerous analogies, ranging from being an auditor -- as you constantly need to check the work of your students -- to a zookeeper -…
Are We Mostly Harmless?

By Dean Lusk GARDENDALE | Wed Jan 2, 2013 8:15am EST -- Several years ago in Gardendale, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, a group of people with similar interests began to meet in a community center they rented every o…
Building Relationships to Build Understanding: The Story of Dan and Shane

For the second time this week, I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep. I have a variety of methods for trying to ease my way back to sleep, but none of them worked, so I resorted to what jus…