One of Christianity’s greatest strengths is its adaptability. Scriptures, liturgies, governing styles, as well as how love, joy, and other Christian traits get expressed all are translatable into new languages and settings. The Christian faith “comes home” into all human settings. That’s one way that God graciously draws close to all of us. That strength […]

By Nelson Jennings on August 30, 2017

We made dinner plans a day before with bright and cheery expectations. But by the time my friend walked through my back door, I could tell something was wrong. She looked tired. Her eyes were puffy. I collected my thoughts and asked, “Do you have a cold or have you been crying?” “Both,” she said. […]

By Eileen O'Gorman on August 09, 2017

In 2015, stories about famed Australian “Instagram star” Essena O’Neill, went viral. Ms. O’Neill had achieved what many teenage girls would regard as social media world dominance by posting provocative images of herself online. Almost overnight, she became an Internet sensation with over half a million Instagram followers and more than 250,000 YouTube subscribers. Her […]

By Scott Sauls on August 02, 2017