Missional Living
A call to fast and pray Good Friday
Going through Holy Week during a world-wide pandemic is a surreal and daunting task. So many are suffering in overwhelming ways. Medical workers and other public servants, not to mention all sorts of essential workers who are keeping the wheels of society turning, are daily at risk of contracting Covid-19.
Continue ReadingGrace in Detroit
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential negative impact on our community, Grace Community Church in Detroit, Michigan, has formed a partnership with a local restaurant to provide free takeout meals to those who need it most.
Continue ReadingKingdom Partnerships Flourishing Amidst Coronavirus
In the midst of the news coming out daily surrounding the coronavirus global pandemic, much of what we hear seems only to stoke fear, but we wanted to share just one of the stories of God at work even in these uncertain times.
Continue ReadingAnnouncing the Union of Taylor Seminary and Sioux Falls Seminary
Taylor Seminary and Sioux Falls Seminary are stepping boldly into the future of theological education by coming together to create a first-of-its-kind, bi-national system of theological education.
Continue ReadingChoosing to Lament
I was in my teens when I first came across Psalm 13 in my student Bible. I’ll never forget the feeling of seeing words in print in my Bible that matched the swirling of emotion I felt going on inside me during a particularly challenging season of life. I had not been taught this in Sunday school; I thought surely that my questioning of God’s presence – or, more accurately…
Continue ReadingA kingdom response to coronavirus, daily prayers, and more
For many, Covid-19 seems to produce two opposite reactions: A kind of cynicism that minimizes the actual risk and ignores those who are most vulnerable to the disease;
Continue ReadingA Response to Barna’s Study, Where Do We Go From Here?
We who represent Jesus Christ often pray for His influence in our nation. But in light of that desire, it seem…
Continue ReadingHelping you self examine
When I was on staff at Grace Community Church in Detroit, Michigan, I loved how the church leadership pursued having a worship stage that reflected the diversity of church attendees. There was a significant African American population at the predominantly White church.
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