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),
April 26, 2022
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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
April 26, 2022
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
April 22, 2022
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
April 21, 2022
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
April 21, 2022
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
April 20, 2022
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
April 20, 2022
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
March 25, 2022
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
March 21, 2022
Why are Young Ex-Christians Leaving Church?
By Rick LawrenceExecutive Director Several years ago I interviewed Drew Dyck for GROUP Magazine, the youth ministry resource I edited for
March 9, 2022