The Believer's Magazine
by Tim Alexander - I currently work with the Tennessee Chapter of Children’s Advocacy Centers. They are wonderful people. They call me a “Prevention Specialist.” Helping churches walk through the trauma of child sexual abuse prepared me to enter the world of child advocacy. God opened this door and I walked through it. I hope to continually improve. ... I was fired by a Church of Christ. ... Continue Reading »
Beyond Belief: Literary Roller Coaster
by Andrew Tuttle - I've read a number of books over the years and especially in the last few months. Recently, I've dived into biographies or memoirs of people. Thanks to the Goodreads application on Facebook which provides recommendations based on the books I catalogue, I discovered Beyond Belief by Josh Hamilton. ... Continue Reading »
Why I Still Belong to the Church of Christ Tradition
by Joshua Graves - I am a member of the Churches of Christ. I am a minister in a Church of Christ (though some Churches of Christ might not claim us). For the record, I love the Churches of Christ. ... Churches of Christ have some beautiful, worth-copying traits. And, we have some things we're still trying to let go of, improve, and be honest about. ... Continue Reading »
by Al Maxey - There is a wise old saying I learned many years ago that offers some food for thought: "Some people reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against the wrong wall." Some are so intent upon climbing the ladder of success that they take no note of where it leads. As a result, many succeed only to fail. In defense of such persons, however, let it be said that many honestly believed that their ladder was leaning against the right wall; that when they had successfully climbed each rung and arrived at the pinnacle, they would achieve what they had genuinely set out to realize. ... Continue Reading »
Why I Stay with the Church of Christ
by James T Wood I almost didn’t. I almost left. Something just held me back. It’s not the doctrine. It’s not the relationships. It’s not the time I’ve spent investing in the Churches of Christ. There’s something else that just won’t let me go. Despite the fact that more of my peers have left than have stayed, I can’t quite do it. Not yet. ... Continue Reading »
by Greg England - My grandmother was a "convert" from the Presbyterian church to churches of Christ but was quite the free-thinking student of the Bible, awakening every morning around 4am to study her Bible until about 6:20 when she would start breakfast. She was "church of Christ," but not all of it. And she instilled in me at a very early age of my life that I would some day be a preacher. That stunned our family on many levels for many years, but she proved to be somewhat of a prophet as I turned out to be somewhat of a preacher. ... Continue Reading »
Rubel Shelly - Fax of Life
The late Bill Love used to tell the story of a psychiatrist, engineer, and doctor who got lost in the Canadian woods. Stumbling on a trapper’s cabin but getting no response at the door, they went inside for shelter and waited for his return. ...
Edward Fudge - GracEmail
When the apostle summarized things "of first importance," he used verbs and not nouns to identify what is primary to Christian faith. The Messiah died . . . was buried . . . was raised . . . appeared--just as the holy texts had long anticipated (1 Cor 15:1-8). And as surely as these events lie at the core of Christian faith and life and teaching, the resurrection of Jesus Christ gives meaning to this sequence of events. ...
Al Maxey - Reflections
Several Readers Share Their Stories William Blake (1757-1827), the acclaimed English poet and painter, observed in his work Auguries of Innocence, "A Robin Red Breast in a Cage puts all Heaven in a Rage." Some might argue that caged birds sing, thus they must be happy. John Webster (1580-1625), however, an Elizabethan playwright, countered in his great tragedy The White Devil, "We think caged birds sing, when indeed they cry." ...
by Keith Brenton
A series of communion meditations for your contemplation, one new each week, traces the prophetic heritage of the Table's deep meanings from the scripture's beginning to end.
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