by social@thebtscenter.org | Oct 30, 2015 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturyMission, Bearings Review 2016
One weekend this fall my husband and I flew to New Mexico. One of our twin sons is a college junior in Santa Fe, and we find that the 2,500 miles between us pulls at our heartstrings. Parents’ Weekend offered us a legitimate pretense for visiting. This particular son,...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Oct 21, 2015 | 21stCenturyMinistry, 21stCenturySpirituality
It was the third and final night of our church’s annual revival and, despite the guest evangelist’s renowned theatrics, the prospect of disappointment loomed over the event like a dark cloud. The previous two nights had produced only a single convert—the...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Oct 15, 2015 | 21stCenturyMinistry, Bearings Review 2016
Like many young families, our weekends in the fall are busy with soccer. We have four kids on three different teams. That means three practices and three games each week, mostly clustered on Friday night and Saturday morning. While the schedule is hectic, we love to...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Oct 7, 2015 | 21stCenturyMinistry, 21stCenturyMission, ChurchChange
I spend a curious amount of time discussing, studying, and writing about polity—the structures and procedures of congregational/denominational governance. As other theologians and sociologists of religion speculate about the decline, revival, or re-emergence of...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Oct 1, 2015 | 21stCenturyBible, 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturySpirituality, Bearings Review 2016
Autumn is the best season. I love it all: gorgeous leaves, crisp temperatures, flannel fresh from the closet, and, if you’re into that sort of thing, pumpkin spice lattes. There’s so much to love this time of year, but my absolute favorite marker of the season is...
