Beginning April 20, Willow Creek Community Church embarked on their annual “Celebration of Hope“, a three-week series dedicated to celebrating the local church both here in Chicago and in Willow Creek partner churches in Latin America and Africa. The Celebration kicked off with a 5K Run for Shoes that raised money to provide shoes for… Continue reading Willow Creek Celebration of Hope: Compassion, Justice, and Prayer Make a Difference
Month: April 2013
10 Reasons Why Christians (and everybody else) Should Love Earth Day
by Amy Jackson On a recent road trip through central Illinois, I noticed all the new wind turbines that have gone up over the past year. In one field alone, I counted over a hundred. Seeing those giant pinwheels spinning in the wind brought loads of joy to my heart because I knew God loved… Continue reading 10 Reasons Why Christians (and everybody else) Should Love Earth Day
Free Music Friday: Kari Jobe on American Idol and Human Trafficking
Wednesday night, Top 6 American Idol contestant Angie Miller sang chart-topping CCM artist Kari Jobe’s song “Love Came Down” and received a standing ovation from both the crowd and the judges. Her performance evoked responses from Keith Urban and Mariah Carey, and garnered a heartfelt response from Jobe as well (watch the performance at this… Continue reading Free Music Friday: Kari Jobe on American Idol and Human Trafficking
Wheaton College Honduras Project 2013: Vive Los Cedros
Around the world, 780 million people are without water today, and approximately 1 million of those people reside in Honduras. From March 10-19, 21 Wheaton College students and I chose to do something about it by helping install a gravity-fed clean water system in a small village outside Tegucigalpa called Los Cedros. However, according to the… Continue reading Wheaton College Honduras Project 2013: Vive Los Cedros
Six Tips for Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
I don’t want what I think I want. At least that’s what marriage expert Gary Thomas told me and over 50 others tonight in a room full of expectant 20-somethings during a lecture at Wheaton College, one of the most conservative Christian colleges in the nation. “Ring-by-spring” season is in full swing on Christian campuses… Continue reading Six Tips for Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
Let’s Talk About Homosexuality: it’s only awkward if you make it awkward
Last Saturday afternoon, I hosted a conversation about homosexuality with the Navigators’ 20s Mission: Chicago in downtown Chicago. Fourteen of us met at Big Bricks Chicago on N. Lincoln Ave. to talk about potentially awkward questions including, “Is homosexuality a sin?” “Can someone be both gay and Christian?” and “How can the church love gay… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Homosexuality: it’s only awkward if you make it awkward
Introducing Kevin Marble: What Are You Afraid Of?
With the evolution of YouTube, Facebook fan pages, and autotune, it seems like anyone can become a recording artist these days, but it’s hard to do it right. 22-year-old singer/songwriter Kevin Marble took the production of his debut album seriously, and it shows in the quality of this folk-meets-alternative compilation, “What Are You Afraid Of?,” released… Continue reading Introducing Kevin Marble: What Are You Afraid Of?
Top 3 Easter Tweets from My Peeps
Easter weekend has ended, but the spirit of the season remains. Christ is risen INDEED!, and that’s reason to celebrate. As I was perusing Facebook statuses and Tweets over Easter weekend, a few Easter e-cards made me chuckle. 1) The first, a depressing reality for many American Christians – who do you know who had… Continue reading Top 3 Easter Tweets from My Peeps