TweetI recently ran by this video, put together by The Foursquare Church, and wondered how much it hits home with my generation. As you watch this video, do you find yourself shouting in agreement with the ideas implied, or do you push back against them? I’d love your thoughts, because I want to think more [...]
Posts under ‘Culture & Trends’
When the Church Sets the Bar
TweetThis is a post I wrote up months ago to save for a rainy day. It came to mind because I’ve been thinking a lot about culture lately. I hope it encourages you. Andy Crouch says that the Church has historically taken four negative stances toward culture, and conveniently, they all start with the letter [...]
C.S. Lewis on Masturbation
TweetI haven’t written much on sexuality in this blog mainly because I know there are so many great voices in the Church already weighing in on it, and don’t feel I have much of anything original to add (and maybe because my mom reads this too). But seriously, if you haven’t yet, check out places [...]
Can Worship Be Too Emotional?
TweetI hope you’re perplexed by the title question. It’s a hard one. You may have heard a similar one: “Can worship music be too emotional?” but I find this broader question much more crucial (and interesting). It seems that there’s been a strong suspicion of emotion in American Christianity for as long as there has [...]
I am a Masterpiece
Doing Accountability Part III: A Confusion
TweetAs you know (from Part I), I can struggle to feel responsible for “fixing myself” as it relates to my sin. I spent most of Part II trying to convince you and me that God has a much better path to righteousness that involves a lot less exasperation and a lot more dependence. Jesus rebuked the [...]
Doing Accountability Part I: My Baggage
TweetI confess that “accountability” has been a bit of a taboo word for me until recently. Months ago, if you caught me on the right day, you could tell me that you were were going to have an accountability time with your small group, and I would have had an internal response that sounded something [...]
The ’09-’10 School Year is in the Books
TweetLast night, New Life Church held its annual end-of-the-school-year celebration service, Overflow. We probably had about 300 in attendance (during finals!), soaking in all that God has done this school year. We danced, sang at the top of our lungs, heard story upon story of lives that have been radically transformed by the love and [...]