Stop. Rethink Everything.

Stop. Rethink Everything.

One of the most vivid memories I have of my time in college was the street preachers who stood in the common areas of campus. These men in suits would hold signs that told of God’s judgement and yell at passing students about the dangers of their fornication and...
Don’t Look Away

Don’t Look Away

Eye contact. You pull up to the stop light, and standing feet away from you is the man with the sign. He looks predictably disheveled and dirty, his sign asking for help through the means of a sad story. Eye contact, in these situations, is usually not something I...
Church, We Need A Better Story

Church, We Need A Better Story

It’s almost every week now. A text, a meeting over coffee or drinks, or maybe lunch, and it goes something like this: “Justin, I’m not sure what I think about Church anymore.”  Enough ink has been spilled and enough blogs have been posted about...
God Is Building Us Together

God Is Building Us Together

Around 10 years ago, my wife and I were missing something. We were a year into marriage and active in our church. Everything was going fine, but spiritually, we needed to take a new step together. I had read a book that had made a particular impact on me, and on a...
Pentecost In The Streets

Pentecost In The Streets

Holy-rollers. Religious nuts. That’s usually the first thing most people think when they think of Pentecost. I grew up Baptist, and while we certainly believed in the Holy Spirit, we believed like we do in Grizzly Bears: sure He exists, just not around these...
Throwback: Acts Reading Plan

Throwback: Acts Reading Plan

Over the summer, we’re reading through the book of Acts together as a community. Below you’ll find a reading plan to help you make your way through! May 28  1:1-11 29  1:12-26 30  2:1-13 31  2:14-41 June 1  3:1-11 2  3:12-26 3  4:1-22 4  4:23-31 5...