Encouragement for you this Easter

Encouragement for you this Easter

Are you feeling weary of all the tension and disunity? In a time when many people disagree about many things, most of us can agree on this: We live in a world desperately in need of restoration. We need help. We need salvation. In Easter we celebrate life from death,...
An Easter meditation: I am making everything new

An Easter meditation: I am making everything new

In a time when many people disagree about many things, most of us can agree on this: We live in a world desperately in need of restoration. We need help. We need salvation. And in Easter—life from death, the new from the old—God has promised us the renewal and...
Does Easter happen outside of the church?

Does Easter happen outside of the church?

Today’s entry is by guest blogger Randy Lovejoy. His new website– www.EnactedPrayers.com– will be going live in August. “He is risen!” said Steve to another man who had just gotten out of one of the teepees which surrounded the common area. “Right”...
Holy Week

Holy Week

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering...

5% of Americans attend a house church

I got away for my birthday, and the USA today paper that was left outside my door at the hotel carried a prominent story about house churches. Seems I can’t get away from the idea wherever I go. One figure particularly surprised me:  5% of Americans attend a house...