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The goal of faith-filled parenting is to raise children who will live and love like Jesus—to experience God in daily life and to embrace their callings as they help fulfill God’s dreams for the world. As the parent of two college-age boys, I know faith is fueled through the power of the Holy Spirit and […]
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Over the past two years we’ve experienced what many are calling “indifference,” relative to our spiritual life. With anxiety, crisis, grief, anger, and tension infiltrating our everyday reality, doubt and disappointment have chewed into the foundations of our faith. This article will take a look at stages of spiritual growth that embrace these emotions as
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By Jim MerhautVibrant Faith CoachICF-Certified Coach The practices we follow as Christian people have a profound shaping influence on our life—the ways we gather, pray, worship, care, and serve have the power to form our identity. But over time, as we all know, our habitual practices can devolve into stale routines. That’s why Vibrant Faith’s
What We’re Learning: Shifting From Innovation to Reinvention Read More »
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence A popular Christian blogger just posted a curated list of 10 out-of-the-ordinary New Year’s resolutions—one of them is: “Make a plan to seek racial justice and healing.” Of course, that sounds like something we’d all like to “resolve”—but how do you go about “making a plan” for something so broad and deep?
Reachable Reconciliation: A 30-Day Jumpstart Read More »
By Dr. Nancy Going,the Rev. Dr. Tanya Campen, andRick Lawrence A conversation between two researchers, Dr. Nancy Going and the Rev. Dr. Tanya Campen, on the surprising foundations of “meaning-making” and how young people experience God among children and adolescents. This is the kickoff for a month-long series of posts on the important takeaways from this research,
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By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence This week we’ve had two epic examples of unconscious bias (“social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness”)… Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of The View, and Joe Rogan, controversial host of the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, both made highly public comments that “outed” their unconscious bias. In
What to Do About Unconscious Bias… In Yourself Read More »
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick LawrenceIn the week of MLK Day, and on the precipice of Black History Month, Reachable Reconciliation Founder Fred Oduyoye offers up a challenge to everyone who marked the holiday with a post, a photo, a banner, or a Tweet… Post your comments, insights, and responses about our new video “The Downside of MLK
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By Rev. Erik SamuelsonVibrant Faith Coaching Team/Coaching School Faculty If you’re like most ministry leaders I know, after re-inventing pretty much every element of your ministry you’re now in re-re-invent mode. The vaccine is readily available, restrictions are loosening, church life is back, and we’re all on a quest to find a new-new-normal. After my first
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At the heart of our Christian life is the celebration of the Paschal Mystery—the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. If we’re going to celebrate this journey through Easter well, we must prepare our hearts and minds. Lent invites intentionality. So, in these final days of preparation known as Holy Week, let’s hone
Holy Week Prep – Signs, Symbols, Scriptures, & Questions Read More »
