Self and Community

Self and Community

Share John Calvin wrote in his Institutes of the Christian Faith: “Our wisdom . . . consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. But as these are connected together by many ties it is not easy to determine which of the two precedes and...
Submission and Action

Submission and Action

Share  In the 2009 film The Way, Martin Sheen plays a man whose son died while walking the Way of St. James, the five-hundred-mile pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Though the father is not religious, he decides to honor his son by...
Breaking Out of the “Evangelical Three-Step”

Breaking Out of the “Evangelical Three-Step”

Share Ever since I was a teenager, I have self-identified as an “evangelical” Christian.  Evangelicalism is more than just a statement of belief–it’s a culture where I feel at home. Living inside a culture makes it hard to view it objectively. We cannot imagine...
The Faith Matrix Inventory

The Faith Matrix Inventory

Share Faith Matrix Inventory This inventory is a non-scientific tool to help you think about the areas of your faith where you most and least connect with God.  There are eight areas arranged in two four groups of two Mark one box after each question, and add up the...
The Faith of Christ

The Faith of Christ

Share , The Faith of Christ Christianity is a God-based faith which asserts that God revealed Himself through Jesus Christ, a fully human and fully divine person. Looking at Him, we not only discover what God is like but also what it is like to be fully human, living...