TweetBrennan Manning and Rich Mullins are two of my all-time favorite ragamuffins. If you are not familiar with the work of either, I beg of you to quickly acquaint yourself. I can’t seem to read a single page of Manning or listen to a single song of Mullins without feeling an overwhelming need to repent [...]
TweetA couple of interesting next-generation Charismatic church movements have recently converged to compile the new documentary 1040. The movie, named for the “10/40 Window” that houses the vast majority of the world’s unevangelized population, features Jaeson Ma (Campus Church Networks / studentchurch.org) and Mike Bickle (International House of Prayer) telling the story of the current [...]
TweetTo all my other revolution-minded brothers and sisters (especially the saints at New Life Church), mark your calendards. Next Wendesday, November 4th at 7:30 PM ET, for one night only, Hillsong United is showing their new revolution documentary, We’re All in This Together. This is United’s own description of the event: On Wednesday, November 4th, [...]
TweetThe provocative documentary Lord, Save Us From Your Followers premiered last weekend in select cities throughout the U.S. I’m really excited about this project because of the conversation it starts. I think the title makes it accessible and intriguing to non-Christians, and hopefully not too offensive to Christians. The movie explores which expressions of American Christianity are [...]
TweetThe newest Hillsong album, Faith+Hope+Love will be released in the U.S. this coming Tuesday. I’ve had the privilege of listening to the album, and I’m amazed year after year at how this one church consistently writes and produces such amazing worship music. Congrats to the Hillsong music crew on another amazing album, you guys truly write music that inspires this whole [...]
TweetOn July 17, 2003 (my 16th birthday), Donald Miller broke onto the national Christian publishing scene with his spiritual memoir: Blue Like Jazz. Because of Miller’s strikingly simplistic, candid, and self-exposing style, a million readers (myself included) soon found themselves wondering if Don Miller had been reading their minds for years, and a generation of Christians soon found its voice. [...]