The Archive
Myles WerntzFeatured
To anyone paying attention to church participation in North America over the last forty years, things are not now, nor have they been, very good. The jeremiads have been spoken, the eulogies written, and the post-mortem begun, while the patient […]
Ross McCulloughFeatured
Ed. Note: This is the first response of three we will be publishing as part of a brief symposium on Brandon McGinley’s book The Prodigal Church. One of the ways that Catholics tell the story of modernity—think for instance of Charles […]
Matthew SheddenUncategorizednotes from the sermonTheology
On Mondays I’ll be posting a quote I shared during the sermon or from the cutting room floor. I’ll post the scripture I referenced, and the connections may or may not be obvious. Then Jesus came from Galilee to the […]
Matthew SheddenUncategorizednotes from the sermonTheology
On Mondays I’ll be posting a quote I shared during the sermon or from the cutting room floor. I’ll post the scripture I referenced, and the connections may or may not be obvious. Then Jesus came from Galilee to the […]
Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism
Recently I was talking with a dear friend about how the gift that our particular collegiate experience gave us could be summarized this way: It made it possible for us to disentangle “Christianity” from “stupid American evangelical crap.”
Matthew SheddenTechnology
Given the events of the week (or any given week in America), many people are talking to their kids about politics or asking how much they should discuss politics together. One thing I have learned as a pastor is people […]
Matthew SheddenTechnology
Given the events of the week (or any given week in America), many people are talking to their kids about politics or asking how much they should discuss politics together. One thing I have learned as a pastor is people […]
Matthew SheddenUncategorized
Lately I’ve been listening to the wonderful biography Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard by Clare Carlisle. I did not know a lot about Kierkegaard, but the biography is a great introduction that makes you want […]
Matthew SheddenUncategorized
Lately I’ve been listening to the wonderful biography Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard by Clare Carlisle. I did not know a lot about Kierkegaard, but the biography is a great introduction that makes you want […]
Matthew SheddenTheology
In normal life one is often not at all aware that we always receive infinitely more than we give, and that gratitude is what enriches life. One easily overestimates the importance of one’s own acts and deeds, compared with what […]
Matthew SheddenTheology
In normal life one is often not at all aware that we always receive infinitely more than we give, and that gratitude is what enriches life. One easily overestimates the importance of one’s own acts and deeds, compared with what […]
Matthew SheddenUncategorizednotes from the sermon
On Mondays I’ll be posting a quote I shared during the sermon or from the cutting room floor. I’ll post the scripture I referenced, and the connections may or may not be obvious. The Lord did not come to make […]