Tuesday, 01 June 2021 00:47
Get Your Voice Back (Part 2): Isolation is Our Enemy
Written by Ben Pierce
Jesus was a friend of sinners. He ate with them, healed them, and insisted on invitations to their house parties. Even when they hid from Him, He sought them out. He challenged the cultural norms of His day.
Sunday, 23 May 2021 05:09
Get Your Voice Back (Part 1): Why is No One Listening?
Written by Ben Pierce
More than ever, the world needs to hear what Christians have to say, and yet they aren’t listening. Are we to blame?
Everyone I know is tired - and not the “just need one good night sleep to recover” kind of tired, but something deeper. The world has plenty to say about rest: just do more of what you like, and less of what you don’t.
The world is broken, and it feels overwhelming. I know God wants to use my life to alleviate suffering and preach the Gospel. He calls me to follow Him no matter the cost.
The year 2020 changed us forever. The world has not been this collectively disrupted since World War II. In the United States, where I live, massive political unrest and racial tension threatened the already fragile stability of a country struggling to hold back COVID-19.
Like the rest of us, I don’t know what the future holds with the current crisis we face. We watch the worrying news unraveling day by day–how the coronavirus spreads, what decisions governments are making to try to contain it, the resulting economic hit. Our way of life is being…
We are truly curious beings. Restless actually, aren’t we? We’re not made to sit still, isolated, disinterested. We like to look for something more and ask the big questions of “why” and “how.” In fact, it’s what keeps us going - it keeps us moving forward. It’s a healthy dissatisfaction,…
I have a very energetic four year old. He never stops talking or moving. I am continually yelling out instructions like, "Don't eat that!" "Why are you moving the couch?" "How did you get your sister up there?"