Series: Featured

July 22, 2007

Greg Allen

vocational identity

More Than Singing

Misplaced significance and vocational identity Misplaced significance can quietly tie your worth to your role. After repeated voice surgeries sidelined a worship minister from singing, he wrestled with self-pity and discovered how deeply he had tied his significance to his job. Vocational identity can quietly replace deeper spiritual identity. Seasons of limitation can expose what we believe about our worth. God’s love and calling are not dependent on our ability to perform. By Greg Allen I really tried not to write this story, but I realize I must. The major reason I do not want to write it is because

July 1, 2007

Christian Standard

The Problems with Christian Nationalism: A European Viewpoint

By Patrick Nullens I”ll never forget my first trip to America. After landing in Chicago, I thought, It”s like the movies. I took a cab to a huge hotel. As most tired travelers do, I switched on the cheap television set. That was when I experienced my first cultural shock. A well-dressed woman with giant artificial pink nails was resting her hands on a stack of postcards and praying for sick people. After reading each card, she prayed for each request, one by one. As she prayed eloquently and piously, a number for financial contributions flashed across the bottom of

July 1, 2007

Christian Standard

The Problems with Christian Nationalism: An American Viewpoint

By Ethan Magness A visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam is an unsettling experience. From the outside everything seems so normal. If not for the small line of tourists waiting to get in, it would be indistinguishable from other houses in the beautiful old neighborhood. Cobblestones and a quiet canal belie the dramatic story of good and evil that took place inside the silent building. The house tour leads from the printing shop through the secret door and into the apartment. The furniture is simple and functional. Even the “hiding place” seems comfortable and would have been quite

June 24, 2007

Tim Harlow

I AM WHO I AM

It”s All in the Name

Tim Harlow reflects on God’s name “I AM” in Exodus 3 and why it changes how we carry responsibility. If God is I AM, we are “I AM NOT”—and that’s good news for weary hearts.

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