7 ways To Respond to Tragedy With Redemptive Presence
My daughter, Lucy, was a freshman at Arapahoe High School in Denver when a shooter entered the building, immediately killed one of her classmates, then
Author: Rick Lawrence
Jacques Ellul & the Importance of Attachment
By Rick LawrenceVibrant Faith Executive Director The late Jacques Ellul, author of The Technological Society (the seminal work on our relationship with technology), offers a prophetic way forward
Our BFF, Stress
By Rick LawrenceExecutive Director I was talking with a friend about those seasons in everyday life when we feel the pressure-cooker of stress inside building up
Living in the Un-Normal
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence In the days after the Resurrection, our conventional narrative is that the disciples of Jesus are consumed by joy. But the real
Reachable Reconciliation: The Art of Owning Your Stuff
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence So many conflicts and relational divisions start, or blow up, when neither side can seem to own responsibility for their words or
Reachable Reconciliation: Why We Need ‘Discordant Notes’
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence In a widely-watched TED Talk titled “There Are No Mistakes On the Bandstand,” jazz master Stefon Harris shows an audience of business leaders how
Reachable Reconciliation: The Leverage of Kindness
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence We’re well aware of the divisiveness that has already claimed many relationships and caused heartbreak in families and congregations. So much hurt
Now Is Not the Time to Repair Your Relationships
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence It makes sense that there is no bad time to bring reconciliation where there is wounding or division, right? Well, not so
The Old Mission is the New Mission
By Rick LawrenceVibrant Faith Executive Director The other day, in the locker room of my health club, the TV was tuned to a cable financial show
The Metrics of Faith Formation
By Rick LawrenceVibrant Faith Executive Director Do you know how to measure spiritual maturity in those you’re serving? It’s one of those “know it when you