Community . . . community . . . community. Everywhere you turn, inside and outside of the church, people are obsessed with talking about community. This is a good thing insofar as it combats the individualistic tendencies of our society. When we stop thinking about the world as millions of autonomous selves and more as …
Got spirituality?
Take a look at this recent UCLA study on the interest of college students in spiritual matters (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05104/488017.stm). The summary is that eight in 10 students say they attend religious services, believe in God and care about spirituality and more than two-thirds pray. It is intriguing to read through it and think about how this …
Enduring Relationships and Sex
Last Tuesday at The Ave, I talked about God speaking a resounding 'yes! it is good!' to sex for women and men within enduring, covenantal relationships that we call marriage.I mentioned in my talk that the Shepherd Express recently published the results from their annual Sex Survey in which they addressed the longevity of relationships …
Bad Day?
Have you ever had a bad day? Okay, so maybe that's a dumb question. We've all had probably more than one or two. Last week, I received a call early in the morning from my mom saying that my grandmother had passed away after suffering a stroke. She was getting older, but it was a …
why renovate?
What is this blog all about, you may be wondering? Entitling this blog 'renovate' refers to the great goal of our lives as people walking this dusty earth. We are all malformed, broken people in need of renovation. Some of the wrecked structures in our lives must be razed to the ground in order that …
Matthew Erickson 