The worship leader concluded the familiar praise song and strummed his guitar as he spoke about a new song, one he'd just written and wanted to sing with us. He told us about the moment when the words came to him, and the synergy he felt as his band created the melody. He said he felt God in the cre ...
What’s the difference between a church member and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous? Church members value honesty. A.A. members are just plain honest. Tonight I went to my first AA meeting. I’m not an alcoholic, although I do enjoy Leineys Fireside Nut Brown, too much. I went with some friends becaus ...
Ash Wednesday is nine days away, and for that I am both thankful and relieved. It means I have a head start in discerning how to observe the journey toward Easter known as Lent. And of course, the journey toward Easter also includes Good Friday—a fact which, if I really take it in, changes everythin ...
Recently, I spoke to a friend who told me she likes (really, really likes) a guy who is not a Christian. She told me that she wants to date him. She told me she doesn’t care he isn’t a Christian. Then she told me if he wants to sleep with her while they’re dating she will. I listened. She thanked me ...
This week, as we creep closer to the 25th of December, we’re
running a daily excerpt from Jason Boyett’s article “Stealing
Christmas” (which appeared in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of RELEVANT).
In it, Jason takes on some of the traditions we associate with the
birth of our Savior and finds that some ...
