Against The Flow
When we do not follow the crowd of our generation, when we walk against the flow, we can experience suffering. If you were ever bullied
When we do not follow the crowd of our generation, when we walk against the flow, we can experience suffering. If you were ever bullied
It may be worthwhile to acknowledge that popular culture does not necessarily represent Christian revival in positive ways. Preachers in tent revivals are often portrayed
The Michigan Wolverines’ football stadium, affectionately known as “the Big House,” is the largest football stadium in North America and one of the largest sports
Hiking alone can be very dangerous for a number of reasons. Most of the dangers can be summed up with this: If you get in
According to an article in Insider about The Great British Baking Show, each oven is tested every day to ensure fairness for each contestant. To
To be a Christian is to be under construction. If you ever build something, don’t expect it will go smoothly. You’ll probably be disappointed! In
The Christian life can be like an expectation vs. reality meme or a DIY show, where people think they have it all figured out, only
Do you ever set aside something for a specific purpose? If you are a parent, you might tell your kids, “When Mom gets home from
For every successful person we admire, there is failure preceding the success. In a famous Nike commercial, Michael Jordan stated, “I’ve missed more than 9,000
When believers commit to being real about their faith, visible changes eventually happen. Their behaviors change, their vocabulary changes, their goals and dreams change, their
A stream or river visibly changes the land around it over the course of time. Just as our faith in Jesus requires us to make
Growing up, you may have heard your parents say, “Don’t let your friends’ bad habits rub off on you,” if they were worried about the
The classic Christian novel In His Steps, by Charles Sheldon, tackles the question “What would Jesus do?” and what it means to emulate Christ in
In the Harry Potter series, Harry struggles with being the one set apart and considered special. He wishes he were just normal, like everyone else.
In the movie The Dark Knight (directed by Christopher Nolan [Warner Bros., 2008]), the Joker and his goons overtake a police honor guard, tying them up and
Social media offered up some hilarious takes on a starter pack for whatever stereotype, trend, or subculture someone might identify with. Like the “hip youth
Thru-hikers focus on and spend lots of money on packing low-weight items in their packs. The goal weight is twenty pounds of items to last
When geocaching (searching for hidden treasures in your community, placed there by other people who like to geocache), it is often easy to lose track
Just as the commencement ceremony marks the beginning of a new chapter in life, so does baptism. It testifies that we have heard and understood
The Casting Crowns video for the song “Slow Fade” demonstrates how a move away from God and his righteousness doesn’t happen overnight; through little choices