From Brian McLaren at OnFaith If you are a pastor, priest, or other Christian leader in the U.S., or if you are an active church member, the election of Donald Trump has changed your life and ministry, and not just a little, but a lot, and for the foreseeable future. In the last few weeks, …
From Danielle Shroyer I’ve had some conversations in recent days about how to hold onto original blessing while engaging actively in social justice. I love this question because one of the common misconceptions about original blessing is that it’s a worldview that requires you to hold everyone’s hand and sing camp songs and think happy …
Grace awakens our perceptions to the true nature of God and His affection for us. The purpose of Christ is not simply that we believe in Him, but that we believe in God like Him—His faith within us becomes our faith within us. Jesus knows no other nature, aspect, or trait of God other than …
This from Wm. Paul Young by Wade Burleson: In March 2017 the movie The Shack will hit theater screens across the country. It’s a guarantee that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s original song for the movie, Keep Your Eyes on Me, will become a mega-hit. Whether the film itself is a blockbuster is yet to be …
By Jeremy Myers at Redeeming God God’s offer of eternal life is simple … but it is not easy to believe. The simple offer of eternal life in the Gospel is that God gives eternal life to anyone who simply believes in Jesus Christ for it. Simple, right? But not easy to believe. It is not easy …