How can you grow as a Christian? After 25 years of strength training, I’ve learned that the recipe for growth is almost the same in every area of life. To get physically stronger you need 3 basic ingredients: 1. Nutrition 2. Time Under Tension 3. Rest. The same is true in your spiritual life. To grow as a Christian you need 1. Spiritual Nutrition 2. Time Under Tension 3. Sabbath Rest.
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How should the white evangelical church help to heal the racial divide in our country? Here, I continue my conversation with Stephen Splawn from the SC Baptist Convention about race relations, country music, and sushi. We also address some more serious issues like stereotypes and injustice. Listen in to see how you can do your part to make a difference in your own church.
How should the white evangelical church help to heal the racial divide in our country? Today, I speak with Stephen Splawn from the SC Baptist Convention about race relations, country music, and sushi. We also address some more serious issues like stereotypes and injustice. Listen in to see how you can do your part to make a difference in your own church.
Everyone wants to be a part of a healthy church, but not everyone knows how to get there. There are tons of resources on what a healthy church is and what a healthy church should look like. But, if we were to boil all of that down to six necessary components, what would they be and what would that puzzle look like? Here’s an ordinary guide to a healthy church.
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Does social media wear you out? Does it seem to be negative all the time? Maybe you agree with a friend who once told me, “Nothing on social media makes me like my friend more, but it does often make me like people less.” The Bible doesn’t mention social media, but it has a lot to say about how we use words. This episode of the Ordinary Christian Podcast will help you monitor your own social media posts.
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Aimee Byrd is the author of five books including Theological Fitness: Why We Need A Fighting Faith. I asked Aimee to come on to the podcast today to help us understand how a “fighting faith” can sustain us during hard times. We also talk about some of her other writings and how rest can be active. If you would like to know more about Aimee, you can read her work here.
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International missionaries approach the world through a unique lens. Zane Pratt, Vice President for Global Training with the International Mission Board discusses the status of the IMB today and how the church can support missions. Dr. Pratt also helps us to understand how the pandemic is different in developing countries, how social distancing is a privilege for the wealthy, and what he sees as the next phase for global Christianity after Covid-19. If you are having trouble coping with the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Pratt also shares some lessons from the international mission field that can help all of us to cope with difficult days.
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What are your parenting plans after the pandemic? How will you apply the lessons learned from this slow down? Here are five steps you can take to utilize the lessons learned during this unique time.
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Are you participating in online or parking lot worship services right now? For many people, these experiences have been an important lifeline during the coronavirus crisis. However, most people acknowledge that these online or parking lot experiences leave them a bit dissatisfied. Why is that? On this episode of the Podcast we hear from Dr. Ricky Stark about why it is that online and parking lot services are helpful, but certainly do not serve as a replacement for more traditional (and biblical) forms of worship.
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For many of you it seems a bit early to begin thinking about lessons learned from COVID-19. But, if we do not begin talking and thinking about them now, the lessons from COVID-19 will quickly be forgotten when our society begins to rebound. The lessons from this slow down will be sacrificed to a rapid return to busyness, as soon as circumstances allow. But, this time of forced sabbath should be teaching us all the value of rest and the importance of simple joys. There are lessons to learn. What are you doing to remember them?