The role of the church & reflections on secular and christian culture.
Like any insecure middle-schooler, there were certain things I disliked about myself during my pre-teen years – things that lost their beauty in comparison: -my smile -my straight hair -my voice -my sense of humor As I emerged into high school, I found myself more concerned with reputation than appearance. However, my list of self-dislikes didn’t […]
Read more "Being White & Other Things I Dislike About Myself"In recent months, the blogosphere has been lit ablaze by articles about yoga pants and 50 Shades of Grey, showing us once again that sexuality is a popular, controversial, and divisive topic in today’s culture. Christians have been far from absent in the debate about sexual morals. In fact, much of the debate over sensuality […]
Read more "I Lost My Purity (And I Haven’t Had Sex)"This post was written after the death of Leelah Alcorn on Sunday, Dec. 28th. Leelah’s suicide note on Tumblr explained that she felt her depression was the result of her Christian parents’ unwillingness to accept her gender and sexual identity. As a Christian teen and blogger, I felt that a written response could contribute to the […]
Read more "Dear Leelah Alcorn"Typically when I blog, I do my best to write original content based upon what I’ve learned through personal study or experience. However, in this post, I would like to pass along some insight from pastor and author Andy Stanley and his friend, Clay Scroggins. I’d highly recommend checking out the original content on this podcast. (Alternate […]
Read more "4 Ways To Lead When You’re Not In Charge"Christian tattoo. A couple decades ago, you wouldn’t have seen these two words in such close conjunction. Tattoos were common among the rough crowd and discouraged by the church. Today, tattoos – especially subtle, meaningful ones – have become a little bit more mainstream in the eyes of the secular world. There are still churches […]
Read more "Relevance and Counterculturalism in the Church"Who wants to play a game? Step 1 – Grab a partner. Step 2 – Begin a conversation by asking a question. Step 3 – Continue conversing. You and your partner are banned from saying any sentence that ends in a period. Everything you say must be a question. If you get a chance, try […]
Read more "To Question or Not To Question?"If you’ve talked to anyone outside the church recently, you’ve probably noticed that our secular world has many objections to the teachings of Christianity. As followers of Jesus Christ, who according to the Gospel of John was “full of grace and truth”, it should be our aim to respond to criticisms in a way that doesn’t […]
Read more "Rethinking Apologetics"
a draw of the curtains 