Prayer Calendar: Getting Past Salt and Pepper Prayers
The other day I was talking with my friend Ron Swanson regarding the way most of us North American Christians pray. He used a phrase that I just can’t get […]
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Prayer Calendar: The Spark for Mission
I’m old enough to remember the campfire tune, “It only takes a spark, to get a fire going.” It’s fun to envision Smokey the Bear singing it as a fire […]
Pulse Podcast 020: The Supreme Court’s Ruling on TWU’s Law School
We’re not really a current events podcast, but we thought this was of sufficient importance and interest to engage with it. The Supreme Court’s decision on TWU’s Law School has […]
The Pulse: What do we Mean by “Evangelical” and “Free”?
Many of us who serve our Lord in Evangelical Free churches run into the inevitable question “What on earth is evangelical free”? In a world that talks about caffeine– or […]
Prayer Calendar: Surprised by Prayer
I have always been part of a church. Literally. I will sometimes tongue-in-cheek suggest that my mother probably left the delivery room of the hospital and went straight to a […]
The Pulse: We Are All Storytellers
We are – by nature – story tellers. We sit around kitchen tables, coffee shops, and local parks, and we tell stories. We tell stories of our lives, of our […]
Pulse Podcast 019: Bishop Curry’s Royal Wedding Address
This time on the Pulse podcast, we’re talking about Bishop Curry’s sermon at the recent royal wedding. It’s unusual that we address a specific current even on the podcast, but […]
Prayer Calendar: Just Pray
I’m a teacher at heart. That part of me always wants to express itself. When it comes to prayer, I’m most comfortable writing about things like why you should pray, […]
Pulse Podcast 018: What is a Gospel Sharing People?
Our theme for the upcoming Conference is Revitalize: Growing as a Gospel Sharing People. In preparation for that, we think it would be a worthwhile exercise to define that, so […]
Prayer Calendar: Ritualistic Prayer
The word “ritual” doesn’t play well in a Free Church tradition. I hesitated even using it but couldn’t shake it loose. I use it with this definition, “a customarily repeated often formal […]
Pulse Podcast 017: Why People Stop Believing
In this episode, we’re joined by Paul Chamberlain, a professor at ACTS and TWU. We’re talking about his new book: Why People Stop Believing. It’s an insightful piece, with first-hand […]
