Jesus placed a high value on friendship, demonstrated through his words and modeled in how he related to others. This holds true for us in our current world… close friendships provide protection against mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, response to stress, and heart health in difficult times, while loneliness increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, and premature death…
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Forming deep friendships is challenging, so we’ve compiled some time-tested tools and tips for making the most of the close relationships in your life. Whether you have a core group of friends or still working to form new ones, this free resource may include the key to unlocking your next deep friendship.
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We in the Church often think in this way— our focus is being in tune. How do I get my biblical doctrine right? How do I ensure I’m doing what’s right? But did you ever wonder if being in tune was the purpose of music? This perspective of being in tune, connected to God first, is important, even necessary, but at the same time, using the same analogy, being in tune is not sufficient for good music.
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In this edition, Expectations Revisited, our writers take a closer look at how we go about Church and the Christian life, in ways that are historically reflective, introspective, constructive, sometimes critical, and sometimes whimsical.
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Life is full of blessing, but also struggle. Our prayer is that God would use these struggles described within these pages to shine forth His truth and light.
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In this edition, we reflect back on 2022 and look forward to 2023. We begin with an overview of trends from 2022, from technological to social, and follow with a framework on what we believe the Church needs to be aware of moving into 2023. We end with an important reminder by Scott to remember to die to self daily, focused on faithfulness in our local tasks at hand, and not on what we want others to think of us.
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