From HOMESCHOOL to HOLLYWOOD! An open letter of encouragement from one homeschooler to another! (From Jon Erwin, Producer Mom’s Night Out)
Have you ever been told you weren’t normal? That you didn’t fit in? Well, twenty five years ago, that’s exactly what was said to a wide eyed ADHD bundle of rambunctiousness named Jon. Even though I was making A’s and B’s, for the sake of everyone else’s sanity, I was told I had to do kindergarten AGAIN because I was a “disturbance to the class”. Continue reading →
Robert Capon (October 26, 1925 – September 5, 2013) was an author, theologian, food critic, and Episcopal priest. According to David Zahl, he was “an unwavering advocate for grace in its most radical and Christocentric expression.”
Tullian Tchividjian admitted that though Capon may have held some wild ideas, he also wrote some of the best paragraphs on grace and “for every head-scratching page that Capon wrote, he would write a mind-blowingly insightful one.” Here are some of those paragraphs that Tchividjian highlights. My favorite quote here is that preachers can’t be “brave unless they’re free from their own need for the dope of acceptance.”Continue reading →
Holy Week, for members of the Christian faith, is the last week of the season of Lent before the celebrations of Easter Sunday, running from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday. It is a time to commemorate, reflect upon, and reenact, specifically, the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, though many liturgies expand that practice to include his entire ministry. Continue reading →
Recently, I’ve read some research about Christianity declining in America. And this morning two contrasting headlines caught my attention. One noted the rapid increase of skepticism towards the Bible in the west:
A new study from the Barna Group reveals that for the first time, Americans who read the Bible enthusiastically and those who are skeptical are equal in number. Continue reading →
In 1 Chronicles 17, the chapter starts out with David ambitious about building a house for God and the ark of the covenant.
But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in…’” (1 Chronicles 17:3-4 ESV)
Then at the end of the chapter, we hear David say:
For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you. (1 Chronicles 17:25 ESV)
The difference between religion and Christianity comes down to who is doing the building. Continue reading →
A study released this week showed that Millennials (those 30 and under) stand out as least likely to value church attendance; only two in 10 believe it is important. And more than one-third of Millennial young adults (35%) take an anti-church stance.
The study overall found that although church involvement was once a cornerstone of American life, U.S. adults today are evenly divided on the importance of attending church. Half (49 percent) say it is “somewhat” or “very” important and the other 51 percent say it is “not too” or “not at all” important. Continue reading →
