Bible Reading on Fire (The Emmaus Experience)
(Boring) Bible Reading What explains your experience more: you open the Bible, read some verses, you shut the Bible and carry on with life; or, you open the Bible, read…
Holy Thinking
To be a Christian is to be actively involved in holy thinking. In a letter that Paul wrote to Colossae (and churches in the area), he said: “If then…
Tell the Truth
From one Christian to another, I beg you, tell the truth. I live in an urban city in North America, and I can confidently say that many people don’t necessarily…
4 Reasons to Unashamedly Believe in the Coming “Day of Judgment”
Christianity & Culture Christianity is tolerated when it promotes actions that our postmodern world embraces. For example, the command for Christians to “Love your neighbour” (Matthew 22:39) is happily accepted.…
Evangelism and a Me-Focused Mindset
Culture>Church It’s no denying that our western culture has heavily influenced us towards a me-focused mindset. We’ve been trained to turn our eyes inwards and not turn back until everything…
The Struggle for a Greater Experience of God
Why Don’t I Feel God? I don’t know about you, but one of my deepest desires is to experience God – to be filled with joy when praying, reading His…
Comparing Recreational Marijuana with Alcohol
We recently had a conversation with Portland-based pastor, Jeff Lacine, on the topic of recreational marijuana. Click here to listen to the entire conversation. We asked Jeff about the…
Growing in Love for Others
Loving others is not an option. Jesus clearly lays out the greatest commandment in Matthew 22:37-39, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all…
When Someone Tells You About their Same-Sex Attraction
We recently had a conversation with author and speaker Sam Allberry on the issue of same-sex attraction and Christianity. One of our last questions for him was this: how should…
7 Reminders for Every Churchgoer
God Chose Family Throughout history, family has always been the centre of life. In The Meaning of Marriage, author Tim Keller points out that the Bible starts with marriage (Adam…