If you've not thought much about the Lebanese-Israeli conflict that is currently going on at present, you really should be thinking about it. Here is the perspective of an evangelical Christian leader who is Lebanese and is involved with the training of leaders in Lebanon. Read it here.
Making Jesus Cool
Here are some wise words from Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, about the church's interest in making Jesus cool. We don't need to be God's marketing machine. If somebody passes from this life thinking Jesus was cool,' that's not very helpful. They need to know that Jesus was the Son of God who …
Values Training – What’s Beneath it All?
After the stunning massacre of Iraqis by a group of Marines in Haditha, there have been moves to educate Marines on proper military values in their training. As I reflected on this, I was reminded of the overwhelming discussion of 'values' within America during the last presidential elections and ever after. 'We need better values …
Brad Larson
Dear friends, This morning I received the terrible news that one of our own, Brad Larson, was killed in a car accident during the night. Brad was a Senior at Taylor University and grew up at Elmbrook Church. A semi crossed over the median and struck the passenger van in which Brad and others were …
Hot Topic: Tolerance and the Public Square
As we bring our Hot Topics series to a close at The Ave, I'm offering up some final resources on the topic for this week: Tolerance and the Public Square. While much could be said here, I'm going to offer some key resources that I think would be helpful for folks to explore. Tolerance On …
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