by Andy Patton | Nov 18, 2024 | Christian Thought, Pinned Post
In this lecture given at the English L’Abri, Justin Brierly tells the surprising story of how—despite the increasing secularization of the West—we may be seeing a renewed interest in faith, even in our post-Christian culture. Justin draws from his experience...
by Andy Patton | Nov 8, 2024 | Pinned Post, Women in Ministry
Christine Gordon interviews Joy Beans about her ministry with RUF at the University of Maryland – Baltimore County...
by Andy Patton | Oct 31, 2024 | The Church and the World
“Be careful lest in fighting the dragon you become the dragon.” – Nietzsche Politics and elections really do matter. After all, if the wicked flourish, local communities can be devastated, nations can find themselves at war, and people can be denied hard-won...
by Andy Patton | Oct 24, 2024 | Pinned Post
God loves cities, but living in them can be hard. High living expenses demand a faster pace of life. Smaller living quarters mean less personal space. Cities can also expose us to higher levels of contact with poverty, violence, crime, and people in truly desperate...
by Andy Patton | Sep 25, 2024 | Women in Ministry
One of the most important leadership lessons I learned in seminary was to pay attention to power: to recognize who has formal and informal power in a church system or organization and who doesn’t. It’s not always who you might expect! However, I’ve been surprised to...
