How To Read a Biography Well
In wrapping up a three-part series on reading biographies as a 20-something, I wanted to end with a few tips and tricks for reading biographies well. Check your motives, often. Ask yourself: “Am I...
View ArticleHow Not To Read a Biography
By chapter seven of J. Hudson Taylor: A Man in Christ, I begin feeling an overwhelming sense of inadequacy and failure. This is a normal experience for me. At 23 years old, J. Hudson Taylor had moved...
View ArticleBaptism: not the removal of dirt
This post is from Katlyn Chambers. Meeting Jesus changed my life. I had one of those conversion experiences that make people question my sanity. You know, one of those moments where I felt swept up in...
View ArticleLectio Divina: 4 (Old) Steps for Reading Scripture
This post is from Nick Chambers. Lectio divina—Latin for “divine/sacred reading”—is a practice of prayerfully reading Scripture, the basic idea of which can be traced back to some of the very earliest...
View Article(At Least) 6 Reasons Why Every 20-Something Should Read a Biography
As a college freshman, I was first introduced to the benefit of reading biographies in a book called From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya—a collection of missionary biographies by Ruth Tucker. Since then, I...
View ArticleLearning How to Embrace Your Childhood Dreams & How to Let Them Go
This post is written by Katlyn Chambers. As a little girl, these were my favorite things: being completely covered in dirt/mud, never wearing shoes (ever), painting, making things out of things,...
View ArticleSojourners & Exiles [1 Peter 2:11-12]
From our current Series, Sojourners & Exiles: A Summer in 1 Peter. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. 1 Peter 2:11-12 is what Tim Chester calls a “headline for everything that is coming next.”...
View ArticleSojourners & Exiles [1 Peter 2:4-10]
From our current Series, Sojourners & Exiles: A Summer in 1 Peter. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. “I like Jesus, but I don’t like the church.” If you’re a 20-something, you’ve either heard...
View ArticleSojourners & Exiles [1 Peter 1:22-2:3]
From our current Series, Sojourners & Exiles: A Summer in 1 Peter. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. Despite being the most connected generation in history, many 20-somethings are surprisingly...
View ArticleSojourners & Exiles [1 Peter 1:13-21]
From our current Series, Sojourners & Exiles: A Summer in 1 Peter. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. Therefore. The word therefore points us backward and forward. What we do now (1 Pet....
View ArticleSojourners & Exiles [1 Peter 1:3-12]
From our current Series, Sojourners & Exiles: A Summer in 1 Peter. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. Is this all there is? Our culture shapes us to think that what we see is all there is—that...
View ArticleSojourners & Exiles [1 Peter 1:1-2]
From our current Series, Sojourners & Exiles: A Summer in 1 Peter. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. As culture changes around us, it’s difficult to know how we are to live as Christians in...
View ArticlePsalm 22 [Jesus, 20-Somethings, & Ancient Hebrew Poetry]
From our current series: Jesus, 20-Somethings, & Ancient Hebrew Poetry. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. All of us are being formed, and 20-somethings are in one of the most formative periods...
View ArticlePsalm 23 [Computer Background]
In order to help us memorize Psalm 23, Julie made us a computer background! Continue to figure out creative ways to ingrain the Psalms into your life. Let us know what you come up with. Hope this...
View ArticlePsalm 23 [Jesus, 20-Somethings, & Ancient Hebrew Poetry]
From our current series: Jesus, 20-Somethings, & Ancient Hebrew Poetry. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. All of us are being formed, and 20-somethings are in one of the most formative periods...
View ArticlePsalm 1 [Jesus, 20-Somethings, & Ancient Hebrew Poetry]
Every second, you are being formed. No one escapes formation—ever. It’s the ongoing, lifelong process of being shaped into who you will be later this afternoon, tomorrow, next year, or in a decade. It...
View Article[Up From the Waters & Into the Wilderness] Matthew 4:8-11
From our current series: Up From the Waters & Into the Wilderness. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. Although Jesus was tempted, it can be difficult to see how exactly he was tempted as we are...
View Article[Up From the Waters & Into the Wilderness] Matthew 4:5-7
From our current series called Up From the Waters & Into the Wilderness. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. Studying how Jesus was tempted in the wilderness reminds us of his humanity. He was a...
View Article[Up From The Waters & Into the Wilderness] Matthew 4:2-4
From our current series called Up From the Waters & Into the Wilderness. Join us on Saturday nights at 8:30pm. Jesus began his journey into the wilderness by fasting for forty days—after which, he...
View Article[Up From the Waters & Into the Wilderness] Mt. 3:16-4:1
After finishing Grace & Mission last week, we had the opportunity to baptize three people at The Vue. It was packed with people of all generations who were excited to celebrate. With the...
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