Can the gospel of Jesus be summed up in bullet points and formulas? Has a quick-fix culture altered the gospel of Christ, stripped it of its beauty and meaning? If you are tired of the refined version of the gospel of Jesus and are ready to understand the gospel of Christ in a richer depth, […]
Allstar Olympics Vacation Bible School will be held June 2-6 at Loveman Village in downtown Birmingham. This year’s VBS is designed to be a mission project for our families to reach out to the kids of Birmingham and share the love of Christ with them.
We will be handing out flyers May 29th at 11:00. Please […]
Our lives are filled with hearing—hundreds of voices such as friends, family, children, pastors, co-workers, mentors, students, acquaintances. Music is a big part of our hearing and there are continual other sounds of all sorts. Hearing can be passive: listening is active. God tells us that a sign of true listening is action, “…be doers […]
An Ancient Way of Praying with Scripture
Lectio Divina refers in Latin to the practice of “divine reading.” This form of spiritual reading originated in the Benedictine tradition and involves a deeply personal and prayerful encounter with the presence of God through sacred scripture. Lectio invites us to listen to the word of God with our […]
How does the deeper magic of Narnia, from before time began, reveal God’s magnificent plan for salvation?
We are all bent to believe that we are central in the universe. How shall we be cured of this joy-destroying disease? Perhaps by hearing afresh how radically God-centered reality is according to the Bible.
Both the Old and New […]
Mark 8:37 Is anything worth more than your soul?
Isaiah 55:2 Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen, and I will tell you where to get food that is good for the soul! 3 Come to me with your ears wide […]
Following our Narnia theme we will be taking a group to see Prince Caspian Sunday, May 18. The teachings we have already had in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will continue as we look into the spiritual themes in the next movie in Narnia. Prince Caspian is the fourth book written by C.S. […]
Earlier this week, I wrote an article about Generation Y. In response to the Virginia Tech tragedy and in realization of the many public acts of terror that this generation has always known, I was asked the question of how does this generation see the gospel and how does it speak to them. Because of […]
I don’t care for raw tomatoes - at all. I don’t really mind them cooked in something like chili or spaghetti, but I just can’t stand a nice ripe raw tomato. So how is that good news? Stick with me.
I have been counseling more often than anything else lately. Not real counseling like Johnny or […]
This summer we will travel to Orlando, FL on our mission to Soul in the City. Going on its 7th year in ministry, Soul in the City, is a week long AMiA middle and high school mission trip for students desiring to experience reaching the lost in their own backyard. The staff of Soul in […]
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