But You Are Holy
Macy Wilson:
At my most anxious, when I’m trying so hard to meet every spiritual requirement, my prayer life looks more like a repeated checklist than an honest plea. I pray for suffering people, organizations and missionaries, leaders, pastors, and everything except the things that creep into the back of my mind while I’m praying. And even though those other prayers are honest, it almost feels like I’m avoiding the persistent unanswered questions and unhealed wounds that I’m afraid to bring to God. What do I do with the whys and pleas for help that enter my mind?
The (Unlikely) Section of Scripture I Love Teaching to Kids
Aaron Armstrong:
There are certain books and sections of the Bible I can’t wait to teach. These stories give us confidence and joy in the gospel, in God’s plan to rescue and redeem people from sin through Jesus. Which ones come to your mind? …one of my favorite portions to teach from is the divided kingdom, one of the darkest times in the history of God’s people.
4 Ways Christians Can Better Love Muslims in Their Communities
Micah Fries:
The New Math of the Gospel
Jared Wilson:
But the gospel turns our religious math inside out. There are not “good people” and “bad people” in the mathematics of the gospel. There are bad people and Jesus.
Student Ministry as Mission Agency
Micah Hayes:
My entire philosophy of student ministry changed with this one major realization: Our high school graduates aren’t leaving; we’re sending them. This simple change in wording totally shifted my view and practice of student ministry.
