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  Facebook has really redefined the way we as a culture and a society communicate and interact with one another.  It also really emboldens people to say things they would not otherwise say in a group or face to face setting.  With facebook you can raise your political flag or personal cause flag high.  You can share news stories and other bits of...

“We might even shave a little off our time,” he says as yellow lines stretch into blur beneath us. Straight road, clear vision, low winds, and sparse traffic built confidence—the highway was ours. Cruise control set, leaning back in the seat, we settle in. “And I was worried,” I chuckle to myself, “This hasn’t been bad at all.” But I...

I used to think of God’s will as some mystical island far off in the sea—a distant place filled with exotic things; a land requiring a lifetime to reach. Everyone spoke of finding it, of its importance, and I always walked away with the notion that it was a fabulous place, a space where the holiest people got the most important jobs, a realm I would...

        No matter what you have become You are His special child He holds out His arms to you Spotless or defiled He speaks the truth of what He sees Through Jesus, His dear Son Cause you are everything to Him Since time and space begun.   He longs for you to call Him Dad To chat to Him all day Just treat Him like you would your friends...

How One Couple Grew Closer to God and Each Other Laurel Murray and Aaron Polli are getting married in December. Earlier this year, they chose to practice a kind of lent by abstaining from Facebook for forty days. After making the announcement on their statuses, Aaron and Laurel disappeared swallowed by the proverbial black hole. My first reaction to...

Furniture Fit for the Kingdom from This Is Our City on Vimeo.   This video, by the very talented Nate Clarke over at Christianity Today, just blows me away. My father is a woodworker, and I have some appreciation for how much skill it takes to produce the kind of furniture Harrison Higgins makes, but even if you’ve never picked up a hammer before it’s...

Harder, harder, harder it pounds, then drops to the pit of my stomach. I feel the color drain from my face, my knees are wobbly, limbs floppy. Frantically scouring the room, my eyes dash up and down, side to side. My senses are on full alert, but my body won’t budge. My mind starts wandering down every dark road, creating scenarios of the worst...

We steer clear of waste. We keep poisonous substances out of reach. We are careful not to breathe in fumes. We guard ourselves from contamination. We protect ourselves and those we love from materials we know are harmful. Yet many of us live in noxious conditions every day without even acknowledging it— we breathe in and live out our toxicity in the...

        The seeds were planted years ago By faithful Christians in our town To break the chains of satans hold That bound the people, held them down Revival trickles into view The tide is turning in our land Washes clean the devils spoil Brings about a new command.   Where are we in all of this What's our part to bring...

I never wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. Ever. Not because it’s hard, not because it’s a huge sacrifice, not because it’s all guts and no glory, not because I don’t like being a wife and mom, but because I was afraid—of silence, of myself, of not mattering, of losing my identity in the laundry and cleaning, of not using my education, of causing...