[Translate] Producers and Consumers By Wendy Alsup For the last few months, I have been thinking about my life in terms of being a producer and a consumer. Let me explain. Politically, Donald Trump made this idea (without using this exact language) front and center in minds and hearts. He emphasizes American businesses that produce, […]
Encouragement
Sunday Collectives 10/9/17 – 10/15/17
[Translate] Sunday Collectives 10/9/17 – 10/15/17 TODAY WE WEEP By Chad West It’s emptiness in the center of me. My brain is stuck in second gear, and I’m numb. People will tell you that you shouldn’t feel this way; that you shouldn’t mourn. If God is in control, they say, we should always rejoice. I […]
Stephen Paddock, Harvey Weinstein and Jesus
[Translate] Stephen Paddock, Harvey Weinstein and Jesus By David Desforge The Holy Spirit snuck up on me. He surprised me with unexpected compassion for Stephen Paddock and then for Harvey Weinstein. Stephen has become the object of justified mass hatred for his Las Vegas massacre, and Harvey for an avalanche of aggressive sexual misconduct allegations. The […]
In The Valley
[Translate] In The Valley There is no one who likes to suffer, who likes hard times, who likes to experience pain in their lives, but living on the mountain top all the time can indeed be precarious. There is a beauty to living in the beauty and a deep lesson that can only come through […]
Sharing Our Victories or Our Struggles?
[Translate] Sharing Our Victories or Our Struggles? By Samuel Williamson Many years ago, I met with a Christian leader who had influenced me in my youth. As we talked, he offered to give me input on a recent sermon series I had preached. A month later, he shared a few positive comments, and then he […]
English