The Problem If you haven’t read Jonathan Haidt’s excellent book, The Anxious Generation, I highly recommend it. I reviewed it last year, here. This book and the research behind it have helped lead the charge to make some significant changes in society to help with the growing mental health crisis in our world. The basicContinue reading “The Future is Local”
Tag Archives: Church
Taming the Tongue
Few things are more destructive that a tongue let loose to speak freely without the taming of Christian character. Be warned, Christian! You are at risk.
The Kingdom, The Power and The Glory – Book Review
The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory by Tim Alberta, a book with an idea worth talking about, but which is held back by the author’s own prejudices and biases.
Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for?
A Call to Action, Not Activism
Our world is filled with calls to action. Many people seem to have the perfect idea of how to solve all the world’s problems. We are called to change for social and racial injustice. We are called to change to prevent a climate catastrophe. What many of these calls have in common is they seek to generalize the problem in order to bring the problem into the lives of everyone. These problems are something we should all care about.
James, the Brother of Jesus
James was the half-brother of Jesus. Jesus was his brother, but He became his savior.
Christianity and Mental Health
Mental health problems are common, but some people still hesitate to get the help they need.
The Church – a Hospital for Sinners?
The Church is God’s Place for the healing of the broken hearted, not a weekend performance.
Don’t Be That Guy (or Girl)
Churches exist for many Biblical purposes, gathered together for purposes of worship, Gospel proclamation, mutual encouragement, training in righteousness and ministering to their communities, but one of the areas that you might find the church gathered together in which they are most likely to depart from these Biblical mandates is the church business meeting.
Steal Away Home – Book Review
Steal Away Home tells the remarkable story of a slave, Thomas Johnson, who first heard of Charles Spurgeon when he was forced by his master to throw Mr. Spurgeon’s anti-slavery writings into a raging bonfire, created entirely of Spurgeon’s writings.
Seeing God 