I don’t want to be a celebrity

by Mary | Find joy today, Heal from the past, Kingdom Uncaged

Last week, I read Rachel Held Evans’ post entitled “Scattered Thoughts on my life in the Christian Industry.” She said a great many things, but this resonated with me the most: I sit in the green room, fidgeting with my water bottle and trying not to...

Big does not (always) mean blessing

by Mary | Archive, blog

Big numbers are proof that a ministry is “good” and beyond reproach, right? Doesn’t that success mean God is blessing that entity? If a ministry is growing and bringing people in the front door, those numbers prove God is at work, so the reasoning...

The Grief of Church Hurt

by Mary | Archive, blog

“Great is the art of the beginning, but greater is the art of ending. “—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow You may or may not know, but we are walking through a season of transition as we’ve left our church of 23 years and are looking for a new church home. All...

The Church is not a Corporation

by Mary | Archive, church

Ever since we began our marriage planting a church, we have been studying and observing church. We have experienced so many amazing bodies of believers all over the world, from French speakers in Montreal, to a group of students in Vietnam, to the wealthy of Monaco to...

Day of Reckoning

by Mary | Find joy today

Consider these definitions of Day of Reckoning: If someone talks about the day of reckoning, they mean a day or time in the future when people will be forced to deal with an unpleasant situation which they have avoided until now. via COBUILD Advanced English...