Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life, by Ed Shaw (IVP, 2015) Ed Shaw is the pastor of Emmanuel City Centre Church in Bristol, England, and is concerned about how … Read More
When Your Friend No Longer Believes
It was not an enemy who taunted me—then I could have borne it; I could have hidden and escaped. But it was you, a man like myself, my companion and my friend. What fellowship we had, what … Read More
The Bountiful Project: A Blessing in Mexico City
Turning off of the main road into the outlying portion of Mexico City known as Chiconautla, you find yourself in an obstacle course set within a maze. For starters, simply turning off of the main … Read More
Stop Grumbling-and Start Complaining!
From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against … Read More
Christmas in Mosul
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21) There will be no Christmas celebrations in Mosul this year. For the … Read More
Orphan Care: The Long Road
By Jenna Hayden Orphan Sunday is coming on November 8th. At SBCC, we will also take part in this during regular church service times, featuring elements led by Community ONE:27. Community ONE:27 is an orphan … Read More
Mick Jagger and the Aging Church
Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. Psalm 71:9 Iconic Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger is now seventy-two years old! For those of us … Read More
Putting the Home in Homegroup
By Susi Lamoutte Going home. I suspect this phrase brings to mind different images for each of us based on where and with whom we have lived throughout our lives. Good or not so good, … Read More
The Bridges of Ashley Madison
It may be conceded to the mathematicians that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thousand times one. That is why, in spite of a hundred disadvantages, the world … Read More
Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms
The way some people talk about creeds, confessions and catechisms, makes them sound like something found in our great grandparents’ garage: outdated, old, dusty, and useless. For some young, hip evangelicals the creeds of the … Read More