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Gannon Sims: C.S. Lewis and our changing culture Gannon Sims | 28 Nov 2012 Few writers are more widely read than C.S. Lewis. The Abolition of Man, his little book first given as a series of lectures in 1943, is a prophetic word to...
Kris Beckert: No day to die Kris Beckert | 24 Oct 2012 I really don’t like anything dying. From the day my first goldfish died when I was five, to the last funeral I presided over as a pastor, I have...
Cheryl McCarthy: Sowing seeds and following the wind Cheryl McCarthy | 19 Sep 2012 “Which way does Your wind blow? That’s the way we want to go.” – Andrew Ehrenzeller “The wind blows wherever it pleases.” – John 3:8 The question is, “How do...
Gannon Sims: The Church as surprise Gannon Sims | 22 Aug 2012 “To encounter crisis is to encounter the possibility of truly being the church.” So says South African Theologian David Bosh in his magisterial work: Transforming Mission. Bosh notes that the...
Coffee and Chaos Gannon Sims | 20 Aug 2012 Coffee and Chaos from Fresh Expressions US on Vimeo. Souderton, Pennsylvania—It was simple. Jenifer Eriksen Morales saw the moving van pull up to the house next door and she invited...
George Linney: On running and ridicule 1 Aug 2012 God made me for a purpose. But He also made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure. –Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire Now I am no Olympian...
The Missionary Church: A part-time minister with a full-time vision Gannon Sims | 25 Jul 2012 by Gannon Sims Powhatan, Virginia— A brief encounter with a coffee shop owner changed the way Greg Lemaster thinks about church. He’d learned the shop was struggling to make a...
Pamela Meeks: Guinea Pig hospitality 18 Jul 2012 “Mom, all your stories are about you talking to strangers. How embarrassing.” This is what my ten-year-old son said as we talked about our day around the dinner table. I laughed...
Matt Genos: Remembering not to forget 11 Jul 2012 One of my favorite books of the Bible is Deuteronomy. I know…I know…this is an unusual way to start a piece of writing but give me a chance to explain....
Biscuits and Bible: Fresh Expressions in a country store Gannon Sims | 20 Jun 2012 by Gannon Sims The little community of Red Oak is tucked into the deep woods that dominate the Southside Virginia landscape. To get to the nearest restaurant, you’ve got to...
A Spiritual Bartender for sober souls Gannon Sims | 20 Jun 2012 by Gannon Sims It happened in an unlikely place. It was Friday night. Pastor Abiel Hernandez was out to dinner with his wife Lynn. They arrived at the restaurant, were...
Kris Beckert: Breaking the language barrier Kris Beckert | 20 Jun 2012 It was the end of class, and I was tired. We had just finished up the lecture for that day, and I was ready to pack up my books and...

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