A Cultural Longing While a trip to the movies may not be as commonplace is in years past, box office records continue to be smashed yearover- year—particularly in summer months. …
God’s Heart for Sexuality: Cutting Through the Noise
Is there “right” and “wrong”? What does God say about sex and sexuality? How we do we help our children navigate this increasingly complex world of changing norms? Kirk shares …
Music To My Ears
What Draws You Closer to Christ? Is the music I listen to drawing me closer to Christ or pushing me further away? Music has the incredible ability to encourage us, inspire us and …
Hip-Hop’s Trip Lee Opens Up On Faith, Fatigue, and Finding Purpose
Life Beyond the Highlight Reel On the surface, Trip Lee has it all together. The acclaimed hip-hop artist has five hit albums under his belt, including two that have debuted …
Living in Exile
There was a time when the church was at the centre of culture and society. Increasingly, however, the church is being pushed to the sidelines, and there’s growing tension between …
Can We Criticize Christian Music?
The Challenges of Critiquing Subjective Experiences I think most Christians can agree, it’s a love/hate relationship with Christian music. Some may remember the CD burning parties in the mid-90s. Spurred …
What It Means To Be A Voice For The Voiceless
We know God’s word calls us to be a voice for the voiceless and to stand up for those who are being oppressed. But sometimes we don’t know if the …
Men Who Scream
Voice for the Voiceless A few months ago I was on a layover at an Asian airport. My friend and I were standing near the ticket counters when a man …
Where Does That Song Take You?
Understanding the Non-Neutrality of Music Way back when rap music was beginning to garner more mainstream appeal and radio play, I was a really, really white guy. Okay, I’m still …
Joyful Noises
Little Else Can Bring our Bodies to Life I do not have one musical bone in my body—just ask my kids. However, I do love music. Today’s culture reflects a …