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  • Lessons From the Rise and Fall of Hillsong

    Lessons From the Rise and Fall of Hillsong

    This is a good article, with lessons for the church that apply far beyond Hillsong. When the church puts being cool above being holy, when church leadership is more concerned with relevance than faithfulness, bad things happen. The article might be behind a paywall so here are some key takeaways: “Evangelicals would do well to… Read more

  • Maundy Thursday: Jesus Sets the Standard

    Maundy Thursday: Jesus Sets the Standard

    On Maundy Thursday, Jesus gave his disciples a new command: to love one another as he has loved us. While the command to love had been given in the Old Testament law, Jesus deepens and redefines that law with his own example of love, first in washing the disciples’ feet, then in dying on the… Read more

  • Pride vs Community

    Pride vs Community

    One of the great obstacles to genuine Christian community is pride. We certainly see this with the Pharisees in the gospel accounts. The Pharisees’ self-‐righteousness makes them sectarian and divisive forces within Israel. The same kind of pride can rear its ugly head in the church today. For example, when Christians make too big a deal out… Read more

  • Communion Prayers, Ancient and Modern

    Communion Prayers, Ancient and Modern

    The ancient communion prayer from the Didache: As this broken bread was scattered over the mountains, And was gatheredtogether to become one, So let Your Body of Faithful be gatheredtogether From the ends of the earth into Your kingdom; for the glory andpower are Yours forever. A modern adaptation of the prayer (source unknown): As grain… Read more

  • Community and Communion: Quotes and Notes

    Community and Communion: Quotes and Notes

    Community is about the convergence of our lives in Christ. It’s about God giving us the gift of each other. When Sartre said, ‘Hell is other people,’ he had it exactly backwards. C. S. Lewis was much more accurate in The Great Divorce when he pictured hell as people moving further and further apart. It’s been said… Read more

  • Go Home: The Politics of Motherhood

    Go Home: The Politics of Motherhood

    “Homemaking is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, mines, cars, government, etc. exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes? …The homemaker’s job is one for which all others exist.” — C.S. Lewis “If you want to change the world,… Read more