Articles - 11/2007

Do you remember the bumper stickers with the slogan “think globally, act locally”?

I used to see them everywhere. And from time to time I’d hear on TV or at a campus event an advocate for this or that cause touting the importance of this maxim. “Think globally, act locally.”

I suppose the slogan aimed at countering two problems. On the one hand, “think globally” suggested…

As part of our series on the Local Church we wanted to hear from people about why they love their local church and how it has affected their lives. Here are four of your stories.

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Brittany
Vista New Life Church
El Paso, TX

Most people would begin a testimony of how they found their local church with a story…

In a recent book, evangelical pollster George Barna describes a new type of Christian whom he (positively) calls Revolutionaries. Barna describes them as “born-again Christians who had eliminated church life from their busy schedules.” He writes that the life of a Revolutionary Christian “reflects the very ideals and principles that characterized the life and purpose of Jesus Christ and that advances the Kingdom of God-despite the fact that [a Revolutionary…

It was a danger sign I’d never seen before. And it was really specific.

“Rattlesnakes. Beware, Do Not Go Down These Cliffs.”

I was taking Trail Hiking 101 to fulfill one of the random requirements of my college degree and I found myself with my group, face to face with that sign. Our trail guide said, “Hey everyone look at the sign.” It was right at…

Everything Justin and Isaac said about the need for us to fulfill our call as biblical men sounds great… before you spend 8 hrs in a van with ten yelling, caffeinated, arm-wrestling guys from your church. Wow.

I’m kidding here, but really, it’s easy for me to miss the connection between hearing encouragement to fulfill my call as a biblical man and actually partnering with the men in…

Church is messy. People get angry. Conflicts erupt. Your fake smile starts to wear thin.

But God created us for the church and created us for relationships. So as part of our series on the church we want to point you to some resources on living in the local church. Think of them as “Surviving and Thriving in Your Local Church 101”.

One book that’s been…

In our generation the local church needs an introduction.

The local church is often seen as optional, it’s no longer assumed. It’s more irrelevant than important. It’s a nice accessory for your Christian walk but if you can’t find one...there are more than enough campus ministries, bible studies, breakfasts, or prayer meetings to try.

There’s just one problem: The local church is all over the New…

I have read about and heard of people who cringe at the idea of ‘studying’ God, as if learning theology is clinical, like some kind of divine autopsy. But Scripture consistently calls us to grow in our study and knowledge of God and says there is an important connection between what we know about God and how we should live.

I recently spoke at a retreat entitled –…