Courage to Love a Stranger
At times it can be easy to let worldly fear stop us from loving strangers and sharing the gospel. Jordan provides helpful insight and reminds us that when we fear God and respond to His love in faith, it gives us the boldness and perspective to love strangers fearlessly. Give the blog a read to see how we can fearlessly love strangers and how we can fearlessly share the gospel.
The Meta-Narrative of the Bible
In this video, Ann teaches the metanarrative of the bible. She describes the bible as a puzzle without the picture on the box. This teaching helps paint a picture for us as we study and read to have clarity in how each book connects with one another and to us today.
How Can I Read the Easy & Hard Parts of the Bible?
Hard Questions Part 6: Developing biblical understanding and studying the word of God is crucial for our growth as Christians. This week, Bruce and Ann Scallorn give us helpful guidance for studying the word. Through these tools, we can develop confidence in our understanding and the joy of knowing God’s word more deeply.
The Gospel for the Achievement Addict
In our world, it is so easy to carry the weight of achievement and use all our energy to maintain a good image. When we come up short the weight can lead us to worry and discouragement. We do not have to live like this. Ben explains to us how when we walk in response to the gospel there is no need to achieve and freedom to fail. Jesus has achieved on our behalf and is glorified through our failure.
How We Respond Shows Us Where Our Allegiance Lies
This election has everyone on the edge of our seats. How should we respond as the final results come into a clearer focus? This week we look at how we can respond in a way that shows our belief in the Eternal King who appoints earthly rulers.
Erasing Shame Through the Gospel
We all have felt the weight of shame in our lives. Yet, it's something we are all too afraid to talk about. In this week's blog we boldly confront the lies that shame tries to tell us and try to look at the truth of the Gospel instead.
How to Live for an Audience of One
"Play for an audience of One." Jordan shares though he heard this from his mom thousands of time, but how it changed meaning when he became a Christian and what it means to live with a confidence that comes from an unshakeable God.
To Stay or Go: A Christian's Calling
The Great Commission will not be fulfilled by the traditional “missionary” but by Christian people with marketable skills who will be able to go to closed and hard to reach places. May we see the day when missionary is synonymous with Christian.
Nothing For Free: The Heart and Habits of Gospel Movement
( 4 min read)
We talk about creating a collegiate church-planting movement, but that only is possible with many who are living to make that happen in their daily routines. Here’s how to create some habits of movement in your own life.
The Value of Vulnerability
(5 min read)
In an age of autonomy and independence, why does vulnerability and community matter? So often we run from what is hard, but God asks us to run to him in community.
3 Sites in 3 Years - Lies I Believed While Church Planting
We now see how God used our obedience even if we couldn’t see it at the time. In fact, I now see how God was at work all while I was believing lies about the work we were doing. I want to share those lies with you. I highly doubt they exist only in teams that leave to reach new campuses. Chances are these lies exist in your own heart, where you are now. And we have to address them if we are going to continue planting churches and making disciples.
#MeToo: The Church And The Aftermath
A look at the #metoo movement and how Jesus might respond.