How do you believe this?

by | Apr 10, 2018 | Faith, Hope

In this age, when an avalanche of fake news through social media almost crushes us with statements and claims which stretch the limits of our ability to believe, it can be easy to dismiss the gospel claims about who Jesus was, why he lived, died and rose again....

Confused?

by | Apr 2, 2018 | Faith, Freshman, Inspiration, Life Issues

March 2015. I’m sitting at the back of my English 101 tutorial classroom. Alarmed brain signals careen along the labyrinths of my mind as the course instructor announces: “According to this theory, marriage is an unnatural constraint on sexual freedom. Marriage...

In Less Than 5 seconds

by | Mar 13, 2018 | Encouragement, Faith, Love Unconditionally

If I met you for the first time, how long do you think it would take you to form an opinion about who I am and whether we could have a relationship of any kind? Duane Elmer, in his book Cross-Cultural Servanthood (p. 48), cites an American study which demonstrated...

Values: FAITH -PART ONE

by | Mar 7, 2018 | Church, Faith, Family, Love Unconditionally

In Faith’s family we have three key values which we use as a grid to mark the kind of community we would like to see. Today, I asked a newcomer over coffee what he observed about his experience so far at the church. He said, “I’ve been to a lot of churches and it’s...

Vision

by | Mar 6, 2018 | Church, Faith, Inspiration

It seems obvious doesn’t it? When you are driving at night you put on your headlights? Why? So you can see where you’re going. Mission is about knowing where you are going and vision is about seeing where you are going. At Faith, our mission and vision statements are...