We cannot be both a consumer-driven and gospel-centered believer. The one excludes the other. Either you complain, avoid, and dread service or you follow Christ’s example of selfless love. Continue reading I-Centered Christianity
Brimming with Scripture, personal stories, and good writing, this book is a poetic primer on a concept she names “radically ordinary hospitality.” Continue reading Book Review: The Gospel Comes with a House Key
We come together, not because of any natural draw to each other, but because of our mutual attraction to our Savior. He draws people who would never relate in any other sphere, and He enables their relationship through His blood. Continue reading Gospel Relationships: Transcending Work and Weather
To me, it seems like patience is recognizing that something or someone is more important than what I want right now. It’s humility. Continue reading Lessons from a Snail {Patience}
Healthy conflict produces fruit and changes lives. It calls us to reevaluate our position. Healthy conflict honors God when, through it, we allow truth to shape and grow us. Continue reading Conflict and the Church
Introduction Over the past month, Radi-Call conducted a survey on friendship. Perhaps that seems rather pedestrian at first glance. And yet why should it? Our friends profoundly influence us; they shape our opinions, our character, and our view of the … Continue reading Friendship Survey Results
Every Christian needs a mentor, and every grounded Christian needs to be a mentor. Continue reading Mentoring – A Key to Community
At my church, just through the front doors and to the left stands a prominent piece of furniture – the church mailboxes. With row upon row of Eberly’s, Hershberger’s, Miller’s, Yoder’s, and Wenger’s, each wooden compartment hanging with newsletters and … Continue reading Understanding Church: Accountability and Commitment
Community is a recent catchword. And I jump on the bandwagon with appreciating this one. I think that the feeling of connection we mean when using the word community is comprised of many smaller individual relationships. Continue reading Cultivating Meaningful Friendships
