A recent BBC News article states that there is an increasing trend by British university students to exchange drinking in pubs for working out in health clubs. One study says that 1 in 4 university students now is a teetotaler.Interesting. Would this ever happen in Milwaukee, beer capital of the US?
Our View of the Natural World
There has been a lot of movement within religious circles on the topics of creation and evolution.In some ways, this is not new. In other ways, there is a new interest on the part of some religious leaders to emphasize the compatibility of evolution with a belief in the biblical God.Following on the popularity of …
America’s Jesus?
Someone recently informed me about this interesting article on USAToday.com entitled "What Has Happened to America's Jesus?"In the midst of our current series on Jesus at The Ave, I was interested to see some comments on the misunderstandings of Jesus by someone who is disillusioned with the conservative American interpretation of Jesus.Take a read. Any …
God Revealed in Flesh and Bone
This past Tuesday night at The Ave, I began our series "Come Back to Jesus" with a look at John 1:1-18.One of the key thoughts that jumped off the page for me was how Jesus came in the flesh in order to reveal the Father to all people.As I thought about that, I realized that …
To the Ends of the Earth
I am always challenged and encouraged to read stories of people who have risked it all to share the good news of Jesus around the world.I was amazed to encounter this article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel about one of Elmbrook's missionaries, Kelly Schill, in southern Sudan.Take a look at it. I hope you are challenged …
Matthew Erickson 