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The Miracle of Recovery: Addiction Nation Review

Oct 21, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Addiction Nation What the Opioid Crisis Reveals about Us Timothy McMahan King Herald Press, 272 pages Reviewed by Doug Bixby | October 21, 2019 Addiction Nation is a great resource for anyone impacted by addiction and an important read for [...]

Going Broader and Deeper: Surprised by Scripture Review

Oct 16, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Surprised by Scripture Engaging Contemporary Issues N.T. Wright HarperOne, 240 pages Reviewed by Laurie Danielson Cornell | October 16, 2019 In Surprised by Scripture, one of the world’s leading Bible scholars invites us to engage 12 contemporary issues with a [...]

Seeking Truth

Oct 14, 2019By Christine Chang0 Comments

The opening lines of the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, released earlier this summer, set the stage for its depiction of the USSR’s handling of the world’s most destructive nuclear accident: “What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we’ll mistake […]

The Hard Forgiveness

Oct 14, 2019By Staff Author3 Comments

“This space,” she said, “is sacred for us.”

Out of the Shadows: Mothers in Waiting Review

Oct 10, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Mothers in Waiting Healing and Hope for Those with Empty Arms Crystal Bowman and Meghann Bowman, editors Harvest House, 208 pages Reviewed by Devyn Chambers Johnson | October 10, 2019 I inadvertently found myself reading Mothers in Waiting the week [...]

Church Spotlight: Pillows and a Sense of Dignity

Oct 9, 2019By Staff Author1 Comment

Headwaters Covenant Church Helena, Montana Weekly Attendance: 71 Established: 2010 When Headwaters Covenant Church first began worshiping together ten years ago in Helena, Montana, the church offices were located at the local YWCW. That unique setting meant staff became increasingly [...]

Gamification: The Art of Problem-Solving Through Play

Oct 8, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Stories That Shaped My Faith Gamification: The Art of Problem-Solving Through Play by Kendall Churchill | October 8, 2019 When people hear of my passion for strategic board games, they often respond with some degree of skepticism: “You mean, like [...]

5 Minutes with Salim Munayer: Building Bridges to Peace

Sep 30, 2019By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Salim Munayer was born in Lod, Israel. A Palestinian Christian and an Israeli citizen, he is passionate about reconciliation, or musalaha in Arabic. In 1990, Salim founded the nonprofit organization Musalaha to promote and facilitate reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians […]

The Mothership

Sep 26, 2019By Guest Author2 Comments

I have been a reluctant church goer for much of my life. […]

A Clear and Present Danger

Sep 25, 2019By Staff Author1 Comment

She says that while climate change doesn’t cause poverty, it accelerates and intensifies […]

A Place for James

Sep 20, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

A Place for James Navigating Church with Special Needs by Vicki Newendorp | September 20, 2019 My son James was born 13 years ago on a hot July morning. When he was placed into my waiting arms, white striped knit [...]

Church Spotlight: Sending and Serving in Village Churches

Sep 17, 2019By Staff Author0 Comments

Mountain Village Covenant Church Mountain Village, Alaska Membership: 66 Established: 1919 On the banks of the Yukon River sits the Yup’ik village of Mountain Village, Alaska. Accessible only by plane or boat, or by snow machine in the winter months, [...]