Articles - 10/2007

We love fresh music coupled with old truth. We love it when generations work together to help us see truth in a fresh way. And we love that we get to hear both on a new album from Pat Sczebel and his sons Joel and Josh.

The Sczebels talked to us about their album, creativity, and working together with another generation for God’s glory.

While you…

We are in a series right now in our singles ministry called Build.

As a singles ministry we are asking the question together “How do we build churches that last?” We are seeking out the answer in the book of Titus.

What floors me about this book is the way that Paul is so glued to the gospel--it is the cornerstone of how he…

The Apostle Paul spent a lot of time teaching. He taught in the synagogues, in the streets, in the markets, with women by the river, at all night Bible studies where people fell out of windows, and from house to house. The center of his ministry was the proclamation and explanation of the truth about God.

As a teacher of truth, the apostle was an astute observer of…

What is the mission of the church? Are God’s people called to evangelize the lost by preaching the gospel and calling people to repentance? Or are we to spend our time and resources ministering to the needs of the poor? Are these two activities even meant to be distinguished from one another? Is the gospel preached when we act in harmony with the mercy and justice of God? Are the…

It’s one of those topics that has been written about, talked about, blogged about to no end.

This week I heard a creative consultant on a podcast encouraging creatives to “pray” as part of the creative process. I heard a musician describe her work as “prayer” to God or a higher power. I saw a health magazine article include “prayer” as an important part of well-being.

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What is the “orthodoxy” in our “humble orthodoxy” anyway? What do we mean when we say “orthodoxy?” It’s a question that we often explore in parts on the Na blog, but this week we wanted to pause and define the most essential of the essentials.

Mark Dever answered this question recently in his message on doctrinal discernment last May at New Attitude. We…

Last week Justin Buzzard started a conversation about the lack of men pursuing godliness in churches today. In the post Justin thanked God for his godly sisters in Christ but expressed a concern that often men are not nearly as committed to or as passionate about godliness as their sisters. This week Isaac Hydoski shares some of what he’s doing to disciple men in his ministry.

Ladies, this…