July 1, 2021
Esther: Choosing the Right Thing Even When It’s the Hard Thing
No matter the outcome, choosing the right thing when it’s the hard thing is always a good thing.
Articles for tag: Oprah Winfrey
March 14, 2016
Eat, Pray, Love?
By T.R. Robertson Is there a difference in the way we Christians talk about calling versus how the rest of our culture pursues calling? It”s certain many outside the church today have great interest in calling and identity. How can Christians be missionally purposeful in relating to that interest, especially when non-Christians may talk about calling with the same words Christians use? Oprah Winfrey is a touchstone of all that is popular in the culture at large. If it”s cool, she”ll be talking about it. If it”s not cool yet, she makes it cool by bringing it up. Winfrey has
December 2, 2013
On the March
By Jennifer Johnson This August, Matt and I took the kids to Washington, D.C., for several days of museums and merriment. (A tip: if you have kids, the single best thing you can ever spend money on in your entire life is a hotel room with a set of bunk beds and a second TV.) Because we are rock stars at planning, our week in the city happened to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, which meant visiting the Lincoln Memorial with 9 trillion extra people. It also meant that on the morning of the event,
May 4, 2012
TV Show Focusing on Love Films Worship at Church
By Jennifer Taylor Later this year, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) will premiere Lovetown, USA, a show about the search for love, filmed in Kingsland, GA. OWN describes the show as a “one-of-a-kind social experiment” and “the biggest dating challenge in TV history””examining the effects love can have on the DNA of one American community.” But the producers are getting more than they bargained for; Christ”s Church Camden, also in Kingsland, is using this unusual opportunity to share the impact of Christ”s love. “Kingsland has the highest percentage in the country of singles who move here and then get married,”
February 10, 2011
Story of Abuse, Rescue Featured on “˜Oprah”
Oprah Winfrey featured Kathie and Kellie Henderson’s story and the Countryside Christian Church family who helped them report years of abuse and walk through the aftermath.
January 4, 2009
Servanthood Without Star Power
Jim Herbst reflects on the quiet reality of compassionate service, where lasting change often comes through humble, steady, everyday servanthood rather than high-visibility projects.
