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The Neighborhood Collective
You're Invited to take part in The Neighborhood Collective! Join Amy Lively and a group of innovators who are leading in the neighboring movement. The Neighborhood Collective is February 27 & 28, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas at Oak Hills Church (home of Randy Frazee and Max Lucado). The purpose behind the Neighborhood Collective is to bring together those who are actively involved in extending Christ’s presence into local neighborhoods. This endeavor provides pastors and ministry leaders...
How to Love Your Weird Neighbor (and a giveaway!)
A random roommate assignment introduced me to one of my dearest friends, Cindy Bultema. I was quickly drawn to her contagious smile and deep love for Jesus - although her affinity for sprinkling our room with confetti was a little strange. I'm delighted to host Cindy on our blog today with a question we can all relate to: How do we love our neighbors who live differently than we do? Leave a comment about your sticky neighbor situation, and you'll be entered to win a copy of Cindy's newest...
Books that Build Relationships: Nothing to Prove
Before 10am there are already a list of things telling me I’m not enough. I am behind on laundry, I did not meet a work deadline and I choose to eat a donut rather than avocado toast for breakfast. To turn my insufficiencies around, I try harder. I people please. I work longer hours. I tell others I don’t need their help. I am a one-woman show. But, what if I didn’t need to live that way? What if God wanted me to slow down? What if I believed He was enough? Author and IF:Gathering founder,...
A Crisis in Connecticut
Guest post by Heather Fignar The rain and fog of the day, the granite outcroppings and the hilly terrain of our mountain side blotted out the sirens and the lights. Blissfully ignorant, I sat at my kitchen table working as police drama unfolded just up the road. My phone came to life, ringing with calls, vibrating with texts. Word was out that there had been a shooting on my street. My friends were texting. My husband was calling. Was I okay? My safety firmly acknowledged, the next...
There’s no such thing as a Christian nation
Originally published January 20, 2017 Look around. It’s obvious. We are not a Christian nation. Today’s inauguration of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States marks one of the most divisive seasons in our history. Beyond politics, race riots endanger our streets, gun violence threatens our children, addiction and overdoses are destroying families and entire communities. Nope, we’re not a Christian nation. Because there’s no such thing as a Christian nation. Christ’s first followers...
