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Is Atlanta still the “city too busy to hate”?
For weeks, I have struggled long and hard about how to verbalize my reaction to our country’s latest sickening string of racial injustices. I’ve started this blog post more than five times before abandoning it because my words felt too weak to wield the weight of the...
The upside-down cross is actually a Christian symbol
Many have asked (and I’m sure many more have wondered) why the Unentitled Gospel logo is an upside-down cross. While some might think it was simply for shock appeal, it actually expresses a far deeper meaning. Yes, the symbol has been stolen by Satanists as a...
Welcome to the Unentitled Gospel
The Gospel speaks of an upside-down kingdom where beggars are blessed and the meek inherit the earth. And while Christianity was founded on such principles, many believers find great difficulty in living out this way of self-denial and self-sacrifice. Today we...
Why we (still) struggle with the crucifixion
In the past, I've often mocked the disciples for not anticipating (and for not understanding the reason or the necessity of) their Lord’s crucifixion. We are told that Jesus predicted his death on multiple occasions, and I can easily picture the disciples nodding...
The strength and suffering in refugee camps
Last summer, I had the opportunity to travel with In Touch to Tanzania. Our team spent three days in the Nyarugusu Refugee camp—three days filled with moments that moved and shaped me. We distributed Messenger (solar-powered audio devices) to one of our partners, Fred...
How to channel your anxiety into creativity
What if the “curse” of anxiety is actually a powerful function of creativity? I’ve always been a die-hard fan of the Myers-Briggs, so I avoided the Enneagram craze early on. If 16 is hardly enough molds in which to cast the myriad of humanity, how could 9 suffice? But...
Is salvation an offer we can’t refuse?
Most salvation sermons offered today are centered around the premise that Christianity is better and more beautiful than any substitute the world has to offer. How Jesus will fulfill the deep-seated hopes, dreams, and desires you’ve had in your heart all your life....
Why white people need black friends
Ah, the race issue - seems we just can’t stop talking about it. Why can’t we move on from this, America? I mean, is systemic racism even a thing? It's just being used by the liberals as a political ploy to push their social agenda. Black Lives Matter is a godless...
5 things to know about Cuba
The nation of Cuba has long held the curiosity and attention of the United States. For over 50 years, a heavy veil has hung between us, creating a sense of mystery and intrigue. And ever since that veil began to lift, almost every major global news source has...
A love that crowns & crucifies
This week, I wanted to share one of my favorite pieces of prose on love, whose author, Kahlil Gibran, is a Lebanese-American artist, philosopher, and poet. If you’ve never heard of him, consider this your first introduction. He published an incredible work called...
Imagine the world through Easter eyes
About a month ago I found this little gem of a book, "Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth," by Walter Brueggemann at a small used bookstore in Black Mountain, North Carolina. I remembered him as a theologian, but I had no idea he was a poet! I would like to share excerpts...
Finding the perfect writing spot
I started writing my very first journal at eight years old, in a black and white composition book with a wide rule. I remember walking across the cool terrazzo floors of our house, trying to find a room to write in private. But in a family of four homeschooled girls,...
Harbingers of hope in a millennial age
It’s official—the Millennials have overtaken the Baby Boomers as the nation’s largest living generation. This means that people currently between the ages of 20-36 will have more and more influence in shaping the culture of our society. It also means that the Church...
Healing a nation divided by race
Today, I am in deep sorrow over the absence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as our society becomes increasingly divided over racial tensions. I can't help but wonder what the state of racial reconciliation would be like today if we had 50 more years to benefit from this...
Heaven is one big family reunion
Ever since my Nana passed away and my Papa began losing his memory, I look back and grieve all the wasted opportunities I had to learn more about their lives. They had been missionaries in Cuba until Fidel Castro came to power—just three months after my mother was...
Drawing Near to Disorder
Having with a loved one who suffers from a disorder can be confusing and painful, but medical labels don't grant us permission to lean away from intimacy. When my sister was first diagnosed, I started seeing her differently—and over time, I began to treat her...
Will Christians syncretize or marginalize?
The Church has always struggled with the temptation to share an ideological framework with the secular world. And yet history has shown, time and time again, that Christians do everything but thrive when they entwine themselves with the world's political, social and...
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How [not] to defend the faith
The Church in North America has long been a house divided against itself. We have sustained so many breaks in fellowship over small matters that we now find ourselves incapable of uniting over big issues that truly matter. That is the consequence for our past sins of...
The Illusion of “Christendom”
When Constantine became the first “Christian” ruler in 300 AD, the world was introduced to a new reality that we have since embraced as normal. This alternate reality is called “Christendom” – which literally means the “Kingdom of Christians,” and must not be confused...
The Deception of Inception
How Christopher Nolan's blockbuster inadvertently dealt a fatal blow to the postmodern ideal... In college, I wrote and submitted a paper to a writing conference entitled, “Tokens of Absence and Presence: Discussing Truth and Reality in Light of the Movie Inception.”...