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5 Gifts I’ve Found in My Singleness
Enjoying God and all He has given to us can be difficult to understand and abstract at times. That’s why I’ve asked a few friends to share how they have enjoyed various aspects of the Christian life, seasons, and disciplines. I pray you are encouraged by this series of guest posts — By Lindsay Swartz
Savoring What We Love
Enjoying God and all He has given to us can be difficult to understand and abstract at times. That’s why I’ve asked a few friends to share how they have enjoyed various aspects of the Christian life, seasons, and disciplines. I pray you are encouraged by this series of guest posts.— By Karen Prior Swallow
Faith to Believe God Enjoys My Prayers
Enjoying God and all He has given to us can be difficult to understand and abstract at times. That’s why I’ve asked a few friends to share how they have enjoyed various aspects of the Christian life, seasons, and disciplines. I pray you are encouraged by this series of guest posts.
he Original Jesus: An Interview with Author Dan Darling
Who is your Jesus? That may seem like an odd question, but so often we make Jesus into images that suit us rather than the Jesus we find in the Bible. Dan Darling has set out to help us think through our versions of Jesus and provides a helpful corrective in his new book, The Original Jesus: Trading the Myths We Create for the Savior Who Is…
An Interview with Melissa Kruger
Over the past few years, I have had the joy of meeting and interacting with several women writers from around the globe. They are all so unique and gifted and yet have one thing in common-– a love for God and His word. I had initially thought I’d name the series “New Voices” but as I thought about all the women I’d love to feature, “new” didn’t necessarily fit their description. Rather than keeping it narrow, I’m excited to begin a series of interviews that will feature women who write…
A Mother’s Influence on One Pastor’s Kid: An Interview with Barnabas Piper
It has been said that pastoral ministry is not for the faint of heart. There are pressures that stretch and challenge pastors both in ministry and personally. Evidently these pressures can also spill over onto their children. At least that was the case for Barnabas Piper who wrote about them in his book The Pastor’s Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity.
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: Interview with Dave Furman
Dave Furman moved to the Arabian Peninsula in 2008 to plant Redeemer Church of Dubai and help start a church planting movement. Dave serves as the Senior Pastor of Redeemer Church of Dubai—Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: Interview with J.D. Greear
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: Interview with J.D. Greear
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: Interview with Wes Van Fleet
Wes Van Fleet is the Associate Pastor of Kaleo Church in El Cajon, Ca. He has served in various capacities for over 4 years and has been a pastor for a year.
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: Interview with Steve Henderson
Steve Henderson is the pastor of Munich International Community Church in Munich, Germnay. He has served that congregation since 1999.
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: An Interview with John Erickson
John Erickson is the Lead Pastor of Jubilee Community Church in Minneapolis, MN. He and his wife, along with one other couple, began Jubilee in 2009.
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: An Interview with Irwyn Ince
Irwyn Ince is the pastor of City of Hope Church in Columbia, MD. He helped start the church in 2007.
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: An Interview with Lance Lewis
Rev. Lance E. Lewis is theSenior Pastor of Soaring Oaks Presbyterian Churchin Elk Grove CA. He has been at Soaring Oak for six months but has served as a pastor for well over ten years.
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: An Interview with David E. Prince
David E. Prince is the Pastor of Preaching and Vision at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church and an Assistant Professor of Christian Preaching and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been a pastor at Ashland for ten years.
United and my pastor’s interest in me
I’ve been doing some reflecting as the release of Unitednears. I’ve been thinking about my old church and how United came to be. I never forced my opinion about the racial makeup of my old congregation. I was asked. My pastor sent me an email asking my thoughts about John Piper’s book Bloodlines. He asked me to read and review it. His interest wasn’t merely in the book; rather he wanted to know how he could serve his congregants better. This began a series of email exchanges where I shared more honestly about some of the struggles I experienced and that others may experience as one of the few African Americans at the time.
Pastors Pursuing Diversity: Interview with Jeff Noble
Over the next few months, I will be conducting interviews with pastors who are pursuing diversity in their congregations. You can read more about the series in the introduction.
The questions are geared to help pastors and congregations in the pursuit of diversity in the church and all of life. All of the views, opinions, and suggestions are that of the interviewee. The goal of the series is to provide a resource from a variety of pastors, and therefore opinions may also vary…
Pastors Pursuing Diversity Series Introduction
United explores the importance of pursuing diversity in the church by sharing my unique experiences growing up in the south and attending a predominately white church. I champion the theology of diversity throughout the book, looking at Scripture and providing compelling reasons to pursue diversity. I do this primarily by weaving in story describing my friendship with two women of different ethnicities…
Oscar Nomination and Joni Eareckson Tada Interview
There’s little that I enjoy more than getting to speak with others about their books, projects, life, faith, and ventures. Last Friday, I had a chance to speak with a champion for Christ and beckon of His grace, Joni Eareckson Tada. Tada is an advocate for those with disabilities, so naturally one might assume that would be the bulk of our conversation. I was actually interviewing her about a song she sang, “Alone Yet Not Alone,” that is up for an Oscar for Best Song…
Clear Winter Nights: An Interview with Trevin Wax
Professed faith in Christ does not mean that one will never doubt the faith. Doubts are a normal part of the Christian walk. But for some, these doubts can lead to despair or a season of resistance and walking away from the faith. Although this common struggle is discussed on blogs, in articles, and on biblical counseling websites, I do not recall ever reading the theological answers to our doubts in story form. That is until I read Clear Winter Nights: A Journey into Truth, Doubt, and What Comes After by Trevin Wax…
The End of Our Exploring: An Interview with Matthew Lee Anderson
We ask questions every day, but do we ask questions about our questions? Matthew Lee Anderson does and has written about it in his new book The End of Our Exploring: A Book about Questioning and the Confidence of Faith. Anderson’s work can be found in several publications including The Washington Post, Relevant, and Christianity Today. He is the Lead Writer at Mere Orthodoxy and is pursuing an M. Phil in Christian Ethics at Oxford University, where he lives with his wife of eight years…
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