Article by Miles Trump — By now, you’ve probably watched or heard about the video. A 26-year-old Atlantic City man, Ibn Ali Miller, intervenes during a street fight between two boys while a group of other young men egg them on from the street corner. Another boy is recording the altercation as Miller approaches, stops … More Fatherfullness

Article by Patrick Ray — Too many churches are segregated based on position in life. There are 20-something groups, singles groups, empty-nester groups, married groups, children’s ministries, middle-school youth groups, and high school youth groups. There’s nothing wrong with any of those groups (Pastor Drew, I promise, youth group is cool), but if the people … More Dating Within the Context of Community

Article by Ben Honken — Last year, I finished Hope’s internship program, LDI.  It was a proud moment for me.  I worked hard to get into and through that program.  I had been talking about working as a worship pastor for over three years.  I loved LDI.  I loved the hands on ministry experience I … More Non-Vocational Ministry

Article by Michael Bolland — How often does this side of the fall feel like a chaotic, disordered cocktail of nuanced flavors of deadness and sin choking out our livelihood? Our experiences in this environment can never quench our thirst, and the worst part is often the shame from our own unique contributions to this … More Known Man Dead, Dead Man Alive

Article by Matthew Holmes — It is that time of year where images of romantic gestures are all around and we are reminded of the cliche.  Those who are married or in a relationship sift through cultural expectations.  Those who are single are reminded of their singleness, for better or worse.  Our culture preaches a … More Fix Your Eyes on the Unseen

Article by Lance Steiger — Here’s something I’ve been thinking about lately… We live in a remarkable age.  We really do.  The phone in my pocket can access almost all of the collective knowledge of the human race. Google even brags about the speed at which it fetches this information… “About 24,500,000 results (0.59 seconds)”…not … More The Mind of Christ

One of the most influential sermon series I’ve listened to is “A Beautiful Design” by Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Texas. Focused on God’s design for men and women, the series left a profound mark on me when I first listened in 2014, several months before I married my wife, Lisa. Today, … More The Importance of the Imago Dei

Note: This is part three of a series of blog posts dealing with racial reconciliation, social justice, and the gospel. I highly encourage you to read the other two, dealing with social justice and the cross, and false unity and gospel unity. The last two posts in this series were written specifically in response to … More Social Justice, Racial Reconciliation, and the Gospel Part 3: How Do We Move Forward?

Article by Miles Trump — This is not a blog post about how to improve your workflow in 2017. Nor will it give you zero-inbox, SMART-goal and decluttering techniques. That’s all good stuff. But this is a blog post about the foundation of and motivation for our productivity – a topic I find much more important … More The Foundation of Motivation for our Productivity