Alexei Sorokin·1 day agoMember-onlyI don’t understand how some grown-up, intelligent, self-aware people do not struggle with religion.This story is not meant to mock the faithful folks. I have religious friends and relatives, and I have nothing but respect for them. How they are keeping their faith is a mystery to me. I struggle. I don’t even know where to start discussing this topic. One way is…Christianity2 min readChristianity2 min read
j taliaferroinKoinonia·1 day agoMember-onlyThe Church That Sacrificed Itself For The NationsA study in simple multiplication In Baptist circles, church anniversaries are celebrated with a large homecoming, fellowship, stories, and a potluck to die for. But every once in a while, it is a church funeral that pleases the heart of Christ. I want to tell you the story of a…Christianity4 min readChristianity4 min read
Sandrahope MsigwainLove Shack·1 day agoGOD DIDOnly God can turn MESS into Message, TEST into Testimony, TRIAL into Triumph, Victim into Victory. Just as I thought I was starting to be productive, working and being healthy from being a stay-at-home mom for 18 Months and 9 months before that of bed rest pregnancy. There I was…Christianity4 min readChristianity4 min read
Jared A. BrockinSurviving Tomorrow·1 day agoMember-onlyCapitalism vs. Communalism: I Just Spent 24 Hours in a Town That Pools All Their PossessionsIs a life without money better? — Baby Concord and I drove nearly 1,000 miles before we entered the gates of the Bruderhof community in the village of Darvell, located on the outskirts of the pretty medieval town of Robertsbridge, England. The long driveway arced gracefully past an apple orchard before passing a pine forest, whose sustainable…Christianity13 min readChristianity13 min read
Jonathan Polettiinʙᴇʟᴏᴠᴇʀ·19 hours agoMember-onlyThat “gay Jesus” manuscript is back in the spotlightChristians still struggle with ‘Secret Mark’ — One of the strangest manuscript discoveries in Christian history — that one about a secret version of the New Testament’s gospel of Mark—is back in the news. I’m thinking back to 1960, when a professor of ancient history at Columbia University named Morton Smith announced that he’d been in the Mar Saba monastery outside Jerusalem, and found a letter in an old book. It had an extraordinary author, and an amazing subject.Christianity8 min readChristianity8 min read
Elizabeth ErlandsoninKoinonia·8 hours agoMember-onlyDo You Know the Million-Dollar Question?God is asking you — Christianity1 min readChristianity1 min read
Dan FosterinBackyard Church·12 hours agoMember-onlyHow to Really be More Like JesusThe list the church doesn’t want you to see — After writing an article expressing support for the LGBTIQ community, I was accused by one of my more conservative Christian brothers of being ‘soft on sin.’ It was meant as a kind of spiritual insult — usually bestowed on those who err on the side of tolerance rather than retreating…Christianity11 min readChristianity11 min read
Dusty Brackett, DMininKoinonia·1 day agoMember-onlyTrust Me Just Like ThatCatch me, God! I was parking cars as a valet, so I could pay my bills. I was a disgraced pastor living in a tiny single-wide trailer. My wife had left me. I had lost my family, job, house, and purpose all in one day. I picked my four children…Christianity4 min readChristianity4 min read
Peace Amosu·10 hours agoDating as a ChristianYou would think dating as a Christian would be easy but that wouldn’t be the case. You would think all you had to do was pray to God about your future partner and Boom! the next Sunday you’d meet him in the church. In your imagination, he had sat beside…Christianity3 min readChristianity3 min read
