Faith • Biblical Reflections Martha’s Defense Mechanism Mary Mitchum | 3 min read Irrational fears, negative self-talk, an overwhelming sense of pressure to perform, an endless flood of what ifs – with much of my life seeming like one big cloud of unknown, these are the things that frequently consume my mind. What city will I be in? Who will I live with? What type of career am... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Self Reliance: Reflections on The Revenant – How Bad Do You Want It? Ryan Burns | 4 min read Emerging from a late screening of Alejandro Iñárritu’s recent film, The Revenant, I was struck by the indomitable power of the spirit of man. The Revenant tells the story of Hugh Glass, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, an early-1800s fur-trader, blazing the uncharted Western Territory of the United States. In 1823, Glass was mauled by a... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Self Reliance: Unless the Lord Builds the House (Psalm 127) Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 2 min read The stress of the modern workplace is well documented. It’s a big ocean out there, and there are lots of things that can eat you really quickly. Downsizing, acquisitions, an ever-hastening technology cycle…anyone is suddenly vulnerable to being out of luck and out of work. In light of that, it seems ever more essential to... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Loving the City: So Heavenly Minded as to be Earthly Useful Kayla Burgess | 4 min read I’ve always been a black-and-white, all-or-nothing thinker, which for the most part has not served me well — because most of life is lived and figured out in the gray areas. If I didn’t get an A on that assignment in college, then I failed. The cake I baked fell a little in the oven,... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work To Keep On Keeping On, One More Time Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read To keep on keeping on. In my dropped-out years, I lived in the Bay Area of California, more often than not hitch-hiking between Palo Alto and Berkeley through the weeks of the year. During the day, and often at night, I was the managing editor of a magazine born of the revolutionary zeal of the... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Loving the City: Politics in the Land of Exile Eric Peterman | 3 min read Exile was a concept directly familiar to Israelites. Israel, though Abraham, Moses, and David, was given many promises. The Lord would bless and uphold his people. They were to multiply like the stars of the sky. The sons of Abraham would have a great name. The Kingdom of David would never end. Through Israel’s sin... Continue Reading
