Is the Church more like a team, or a family?

If your church experiences have been similar to mine, you've likely heard far more talk of the church as a family. It implies something holistic, that we are together in a deeper sense. Especially when used in terms of salvation and inclusion, this image...

Adam Serwer recently coined the term neighborism to describe "a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are or where they came from." It stems from the beautiful resistance we've seen in Minneapolis in response to the horrific othering of our government against vulnerable ...

Tony Campolo, the pastor and author famous for calling people to take Jesus' words seriously, once said this:

I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don’t give a

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I recently saw a video about how much sawdust you can put into a Rice Krispies treat before people notice. There's something hilarious about this entire premise, and I was hooked.

Here is what the experiment revealed about different concentrations: 

• 15% sawdust: At this level, an average perso...

If you're a Christian, you've likely been taught the value of things like submitting to authority, or turning the other cheek, or trusting that your reward is in Heaven. While those things can be part of a healthy life, they can also conveniently be used for harm.

I don't think we talk enough about...