I was never very concerned about where the Internet was until I was unable to find it. I assumed, like many people, that the Internet was an invisible force field of information that had enveloped the world because the Internet is, as they say, world-wide. However, I have found that […]
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What is the church?
It’s a curious thing how rarely a definition of the church comes up within the topic of church planting. It seems that us church planters are really good at talking about what we want to do, what we envision for our communities and for our cities. But we often stop […]
Feminism for the sake of my son
I am a feminist for the sake of my son. Owen is not yet two years old, but so much of his personality is already clear. He has a great sense of humour, and he loves music. Before I even start the car, he’s asking for the music to be […]
The Aikman Opportunity Award
Patrick Henry College, Guildford Media Ltd., and reporter/writer David Aikman announced early February the launch of The Aikman Opportunity Award for Young Christian Writers. The goal of the award, said the organizers, is to identify, encourage, and support a new generation of Christian nonfiction testimony writers. Such writers can inspire […]
Recap: Storyline Conference 2013, San Diego
All the conversations I’ve had with readers (and viewers) of Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz suggest that it occasioned in its church-based audience something akin to Roberta Flack’s lyrics in “Killing Me Softly.” I was about to say that I wish I could relate. In fact, I tend to spend […]
Mother Teresa is Dead
Coming next at Pacific Theatre is Mother Teresa is Dead by Helen Edmundson, a look at the reality of charity in the West through the lens of a young mother who abandons her husband and son in London to care for street children in India. In a story that draws […]



