by Brian Lowe | Oct 9, 2013 | Blog, Community, Mission
The biblical value of community sometimes feels like eating Jello with a fork. I think I get bits of what it tastes like, but I leave a lot on the plate. Relationally, people try to do community and get it wrong. We try to encourage and it sounds canned. We try to...
by Brian Lowe | Oct 7, 2013 | Blog, Community, Mission, Theology
There has been a trend in the past couple of decades to steer away from theological terms in the public gatherings of the church. The idea is to not use terms that people are unfamiliar with because they will feel distanced and unwelcome. I understand the idea behind...
by Nathan Chapman | Oct 1, 2013 | Blog, Community, Mission, News, Redemption, Worship
Our names are Aaron and Jennifer Wilson. Our two year old twins, Abel and Belle, were adopted as frozen embryos. Embryo adoption, while unheard of by most, is becoming a very needed type of adoption. Sometimes it is referred to as “snowflake adoption.” When...
by Brian Lowe | Sep 10, 2013 | Blog, Community, Mission
A guest post by Jeremy LeFevers… Mine is a story of two “I do’s.” This second time is vastly different than the first. Can a guy with a failed marriage behind him and re-marriage now have anything valuable to say to other married friends? Larry...
by Brian Lowe | Sep 2, 2013 | Blog, Community, Mission
If you want people to listen, talk. If you want something done, write it down. One morning, my daughter came to me with a brilliant idea (yes, I’m biased) about a ballet recital. She loves ballet, wants to be Clara and is very creative. So, she began to share...
by Brian Lowe | Aug 26, 2013 | Blog, Community, Money
All of us are going to die. We need to be prepared. These are hard realities, and incredibly important. Some time ago, I asked Ben Hoersch—who leads our financial counseling ministry—to prepare a list of 10 things (in addition to surrendering to Jesus) every man needs...
