The Intersection of Faith and Culture
The World Cup. The ultimate exhibition of the beautiful game is here once more, this time coming to us from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’s an exciting time, following our favourite teams as they compete for the greatest prize in football (or soccer, as we call it here in North […]
Because it sure feels that way The Problem I’ve often felt frustrated when reading my Bible. I’ll flip through its delicate pages, hoping I’ll hear something from God. Because isn’t that what’s supposed to happen? I always hear stories about people who hear God talking to them as if they […]
I’m setting out on a new adventure, filled with question askin,’ straight-talkin,’ and witty insights. I’m doling out advice in a new series we like to call “Ask Amanda.” I’ll have a regular column here at Converge that answers a question or two sent in by you ever-faithful readers. I’ll […]
“If a church in America isn’t growing younger or darker, then it’s not growing,” John Chandler Cleveland says to me over the din of clinking wine glasses and restaurant chatter. He and his wife China are en route between preaching engagements in Canada and their home in Southern California. I’m […]
A review on the latest instalment of the X-Men franchise “What a refreshingly good superhero movie.” This was my first thought once the credits started to roll on X-Men: Days of Future Past. Critics who complain about theatres over-saturated with superheroes and comic book adaptations (of which there are plenty) […]
Eventually, for most of us, we hit bottom. Personally, professionally, spiritually, there is a point where defeat seems imminent. Sometimes, though, having nothing left to lose is one of the most powerful times in our lives. It’s darkest before dawn, as they say. Addiction and recovery are like that. Addiction […]
