Church for Normies

The historical event of the resurrection of Jesus is a curiosity to a secular or disdainfully naturalistic culture. Maybe they have a point? If he's alive - truly not dead - why isn't he walking around now? Why lead the...

What's the difference between satiety and contentment? (We know ... WHAT?!) "Satiety" is the physical and psychological feeling of fullness and satisfaction after eating, which eases the feelings of hunger and keeps you...

Have you ever written or received a letter that warns you about certain people who may cause you harm? That's what Paul did in Philippians. But more than that, he used it as a springboard to launch into what is the...

The Gospel is disruptive. It always has been and always will be. In fact, in Thessalonica, it's introduction to the city caused a riot. It's detractors accused Christians of turning the world upside down (Acts 17:6)...

What is the opposite of joy? Sadness? No, because "Christian" joy is not really an emotion like sadness. It is an objective settlement and peace that is concretely outside their control. It looks like happiness, but...

Have you heard of Spencer Silver and Art Fry? If you've used Post-it Notes (or some generic equivalent), you can thank them! In 1968, the 3M industrial chemists were working on "super strong aircraft adhesive" - and...

"Joy," wrote GK Chesterton, "which was the small publicity of the pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian." How is that possible? Because the world equates happiness for joy. And because it will always be based...

Well, we had a snow/ice storm in Roswell, NM ... and it shut us down for a half a week! (which is why this is late!). But take heart! Adversity makes us stronger! Right? It reminds me of a contemporary adage: "The pain...

Author James Clear wrote: "Your choices create leverage. A good initial choice (like choosing the right thing to work on or the right person to work with) can deliver 100x payoff. Working hard is important, but working...

Jim Collins wrote: "Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great...

The Key to Success in 2026. If you go to Rome, just west of the Colosseum, is The Ponte Fabricio : a beautiful, stone, double-arch pedestrian bridge over the Tiber river that you walk over to get over to the Isola...

"If you expect nothing, you'll never be dissappointed," said one commedian. While sardonic in it's attempt at humor, the irony does seem to hit close to home: Doesn't it make more sense to keep our expectations low? But...

Have you ever heard of "the Long Peace"? It's the period of history from 1945 (the end of WW2) all the way to the present. For 80 years, now, it has been argued that while there have been relatively small skirmishes...

"Long lay the world in sin and ever pining, ‘Til He appears and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope; the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn." So goes the second verse of "O Holy Night,"...

“There are only three kinds of Christians when it comes to world missions: zealous goers, zealous senders, and disobedient.” That sentence was written by John Piper, a pastor in Minnesota. What do you think, when you...