Slow to Speak, Quick to Listen: Learning Christian Conversation Through Hospitality
By Chris+ Myers | | Church Life, Spiritual Growth | conversation, discussions, hospitality
As we were planning the ministry year we believed that we needed some kind of space where we could not only have conversation around important but controversial topics, but also where we could learn how to have those kinds of conversations. It was not enough to have difficult conversations; we wanted to provide people with the tools to have those conversations in distinctly Christian ways.
Ordinary Time: Industrial or Agricultural?
By Scott+ Davis | | Church Life, Prayer, Spiritual Growth | liturgical seasons, Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time is that slow, maturing growth time when Jesus shows us our hearts and within them, the wheat and tares that grow therein. During these times in our Christian development, when we think that we are growing worse rather than better, it may well be that we are, instead, about to experience a harvest.
Quiet Days
By Guest | | Church Life, Prayer | prayer, rest, Sabbath, soaking prayer
Quiet Days are all about focusing on the love of God and receiving. We come into the presence of God in a posture of receiving, attuning our hearts to the heart of the Father and silencing the noise that drowns out the voice of the Good Shepherd.
The Church and Psychology: A Lesson from History
By Nathaniel Strenger | | Church Life | mental health
If church and mental health are to cooperate, they will only do so through real-life, flesh-and-blood networks.
Those Who Have Seen His Glory
By Guy Delcambre | | Church Calendar, Church Life | Christmas, Christmastide, Nativity
Today, there are more than 110 international armed conflicts that are regularly monitored: more than 45 armed conflicts in the Middle East and Northern Africa, more than 35 armed conflicts across Africa, 21 armed conflicts in Asia, seven armed conflicts across Europe and six armed conflicts throughout Latin America. Some belong to recent history while…
The Counter-Cultural Liturgy of Confirmation
By Dustin+ Messer | | Church Life, Sacraments | Confirmation, Sacraments
Confirmation Sunday is one the most counter-cultural liturgies we have. It’s one that reminds us of the object of our worship: God.
Out of The Ordinary
By Guest | | Church Life, Faith Formation | book review, Ordinary Time, Tish Harrison Warren
As you read each chapter, Liturgy of the Ordinary begins to reveal the intentionality we are called to in that identity, that vocation. We do this by applying the pattern of Christ to the messy fabric of our lives. Warren shows us how we can rip apart the torn seams to stitch them together anew, with care and Christ at the center of our personal liturgies.
Advent Ideas for Families
By Robin Turner | | Church Life | Advent, celebrate, children
Advent is a gift for the church of all ages. Here are tips and tricks I have seen work for some families to make for a thoughtful Advent season.
Stewardship With the Kingdom in Mind
By Dustin+ Messer | | Church Life, Spiritual Growth, Stewardship | Stewardship
Dustin+ Messer of All Saints Dallas talks about stewardship in the various spheres of life for the sake of God’s Kingdom.