by Brad Blocksom | Sep 27, 2016 | Church Life, Church Planting, Cross-Cultural Ministry, Cultural Engagement, Disciple Making, Discipleship, Evangelicalism, Evangelism, Family, Leadership, Messy Church, Missional, Money, Practical Theology, Prayer, Preaching, Small Groups
I came across these podcasts and, quite frankly, they were pretty eye opening for me (they’re kind of all related). So I wanted to share them here and see if we could get some good discussion going in the comments below. And, here they are: This one talks about...
by Able Baker | Feb 29, 2016 | Family
This is the third article of an eight part series called The Legend Of The Perfect Christian Family. In this series I hope to show that some of the greatest families in the Bible are deeply broken and in need of God’s grace. In my last article we read about the tragic...
by Able Baker | Feb 24, 2016 | Family
This is the second article of an eight part series called The Legend Of The Perfect Christian Family. In this series I hope to show that some of the greatest families in the Bible are deeply broken and in need of God’s grace. In my last article I expressed that God’s...
by Able Baker | Feb 24, 2016 | Family
It is pretty common for us in our own moments of guilt and weakness to look out into the lives of others and project on them the perfect image of life that we ourselves can not achieve. I remember in my own life as a young boy experiencing the fallout of a bad...
by Michael Sterns | Jul 24, 2015 | Church Life, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Engagement, Ethics, Ethnic Reconciliation, Family, Forgiveness, Healing, Immigration, Leadership, Messy Church, Practical Theology, Preaching, Social Justice, The Vineyard Movement
Last week, I wrote on Rich Nathan’s discussion on biblical leadership which he gave at the International Vineyard Conference held in Columbus, Ohio. Now, I will try to highlight another speaker. During the morning session at the conference on Thursday July 9,...
by Think Theology | Nov 3, 2014 | Counseling, Family, Forgiveness, Parenting, Practical Theology, Sex
Dear Dad, I want to let you know first of all that I love you and forgive you for what this has done in my life. I also wanted to let you know exactly what your porn use has done to my life. You may think that this effects only you, or even your and mom’s...
by Aimee Tiernan | Nov 2, 2014 | Conflict Resolution, Counseling, Family, Healing, Mental Illness, Messy Church, Parenting, Practical Theology
I was at church one day when the Smith family (names are changed) approached me asking me to pray for them. Their daughter Vanessa had started cutting on herself. They were distraught, worried, and had no idea what to do. They could not understand how their daughter...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 8, 2012 | Family, Parenting
With all of my heart I believe that parents have a huge responsibility in raising their children. Not only am I concerned with my children having strong character and being healthy (physically and emotionally) and happy, I want them to have a transformative...
by Luke Geraty | Sep 29, 2012 | Family, Parenting
I don’t want this post to come across as passive aggressive, so let me make several clarifications of what this is not: This is not addressed to anyone in particular. I have no individual or couple in mind. This is not intended to manipulate anyone into...
by Luke Geraty | Feb 22, 2012 | Family, Marriage
The last couple of weeks have been far more overwhelming than usual. There’s been a significant family loss with the passing of my grandmother and some of the issues related to pastoral ministry have been more heavy and more common as of late. On top of that,...
by Luke Geraty | Feb 14, 2012 | Family
It’s February 14th, and couples all over the United States are spending time together to celebrate love. So I want to wish you all a “Happy Valentine’s Day!” For the past few years, our family celebrates a “Family Valentine’s...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 14, 2012 | Family
For the past few days I’ve been in Anchorage, AK visiting family and spending time with my grandmother (hence the slowness of blogging). I flew up here with my son and my parents in order to see her since she’s nearing the end of her life. The last time I...
