Church Culture
Our final verses for this week continue in the same vein regarding status. John asks Jesus about someone they saw casting out demons in Jesus’s
Our final verses for this week continue in the same vein regarding status. John asks Jesus about someone they saw casting out demons in Jesus’s
The year 2026 marked an enormous milestone for the series Survivor: its fiftieth. While the season took some heat for gimmicky additions, some things are perpetual
In Leo Tolstoy’s novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, the main character, Ivan Ilyich, finds himself in crisis when he realizes as he is dying that he
The US Surgeon General recently warned that America is facing a loneliness epidemic; half of adults report measurable loneliness, with health risks comparable to smoking
For those who might roll their eyes at Hallmark but appreciate the grittiness of a drama or horror, other films also serve as art that
The Ohio State football team garnered national attention in their 2024 fall season by leading Christian revival on their campus. While many undergraduate players worship
Friendship is a vital part of our lives. It’s important that we establish healthy friendships in life because we will always need someone who understands
The film About a Boy (directed by Paul Weitz, Universal Pictures, 2002) tells the story of a young boy from a broken home who befriends
Many churches and local communities have started a community garden. This is a place where each person brings their own seeds and skills. Working alone,
The friendship between Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg has to be one of the unlikeliest. “‘When you work with someone like Snoop, it’s like having
In his novel The River We Remember, William Kent Krueger explores the pasts of multiple characters and how in the present they struggle with forgiveness
Followers of Jesus need to be connected to the vine, but not in singularity. To bear fruit, the fruit-producing branches need other fruit-producing branches. Believers
In David Brooks’s book The Second Mountain, he describes the dinner table of Kathy Fletcher and David Simpson, where “on any given Thursday night there will
In many churches, the term “fellowship” has been reduced to the title of a committee that serves coffee and punch after worship. Yet, those fellowship
Isolation is one of the worst positions a basketball player can find himself in on defense. When the other player is skilled, you can do
In a game show called Alone, contestants are dropped in the middle of nowhere with only a handful of survival items. As the show progresses,
Every church is made up of people who have a past. There is no escaping this reality. The past we think about is often connected
Create a buddy system obstacle game in which pairs are established and cell numbers are shared. Blindfold one buddy while the other one leads her
The African American quilt artist Faith Ringgold created her quilt entitled ChurchPicnic in 1988 to depict a time of optimism within the African Americancommunity in
Your right hand is only most useful when you also have a left. Although you cando a lot with only one hand, hands work better