By Evan Knies I am a member of a church that has home groups that meet every other week. These groups are filled with many different people and they come from different areas of life. But there is one thing that unites us. It is the gospel! It is through relationships like those in our …
The Deep South is a Mission Field
By Thomas Murphy Well-executed mission trips are beautiful to behold. Christians enjoy the singular purpose of sharing the good news that Jesus saves sinners. They experience in a unique way the truth of being, as Bonhoeffer says in Life Together, a community in and through Jesus Christ. They share an active sense of dependence upon …
Before You Go (The Week in Review): Friday, July 31, 2015
By Evan Knies Our "week in review" posts (published every Friday) will point you to important stories that were in the news during the week, or articles from around the internet that we thought you should make sure you read. As we all close out the work week and clock-out on a Friday afternoon, here …
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No Fruit, No Root: How Jesus is Savior and Lord (and Treasure)
By Colton Corter It is not uncommon to hear a brother or sister tell their testimony much like this “Well, I received Christ when I was nine but I really didn’t live it out until I got out of high school.” The words may not look quite like that but the sentiment is often the …
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No Retreat, No Surrender: King Leonidas and King Jesus
By Mathew Gilbert When soldiers are backed into a corner during a battle they have two options: (1) surrender or (2) stand. They can give up or they can face their enemy. In the movie 300, there are many scenes that demonstrate that tension between surrender and standing ground in a war. But one scene …
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The King’s Table 