Troubled Minds by Amy Simpson is a book about mental illness and the church’s mission. Some stats: Mental illness is the #1 cause of disability in North America. 1 in 4 adults – 25% of Americans 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable form of mental illness in a given year. Almost 12 million people in the USA have a serious or chronic mental illness such as depression, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. Antipsychotics are the top selling medicine in the… Read more

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In Recipe for Joy, Robin Davis — an author who writes about food — vowed that she would never move do three things. One had to do with moving to a certain state, the other had to do with getting married, and the other had to do with becoming a person of faith. Well . . . God had other plans. All three things ended up happening in her life. In Recipe for Joy, Robin crafts together her personal narrative of… Read more

Warning: The photo captions contain V-bonics . . . just to brighten your day. 🙂 I’m just a young kid with a dream . . . but my childhood dream of pitching in the Majors didn’t quite pan out. My middle name is Anthony, by the way. Can you believe that? 🙁 Please tell me I’m better looking than this guy! Dat photo certainly not be me. So to put any confusion to rest, as God is my witness –… Read more

This is a guest post written by John W. Morehead As the United States stands on the brink of nuclear war in light of escalating threats from North Korea, the most informed man on the leader of that country, Kim Jung-Un, is not our Secretary of State, John Kerry, or President Obama, but former NBA great Dennis Rodman, who goes by the sports nickname ‘The Worm.’ As a result of his visit to the country as part of shooting a… Read more

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This blog post has been revised and turned into a chapter in The Rethinking Series. The series includes each book in PDF, Kindle, and Nook formats. Click here to view the Table of Contents for each book and how to get it Read more

Now is a good time to go back and re-read Warning: The World is Watching How We Christians Treat One Another. Why do so many people not want to have anything to do with Jesus? It’s because of the cruel, harsh, self-righteous, and judgmental attitude that some professing “Christians” level against their fellow believers. “Why would I want to be part of that bunch!?” . . . is the common response by so many non-Christians today. Yesterday, I got the sad… Read more

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