Home

The New and Living Way

Jeremy McKeen
3 Jan 2013
no comments

What is Christianity? Some people think that Christianity is just another way to find God. Others think it’s just the remains of a pre-enlightened time when people “believed in that sort of thing.” For many, it’s just an ethical code or list of values adopted as a crutch for life. But is that what the Bible teaches? What is biblical Christianity? And why should it matter? The early followers of Jesus were initially called people of “the Way” (see Acts 9:2, 24:14). This is because in Jesus – a new and final way to meet God and to be human […]

-Read More

The Zombie Bible

Keri Williams
no comments

The Zombie Bible is an intriguing fictional series that retells ancient religious stories. Masterful storyteller Stant Litore convincingly weaves together history, culture, religion—and zombies—into mesmerizing horror stories that are nearly impossible to put down. Readers beware! These stories may make you begin to wonder if the undead actually do lurk in the pages of the Bible and annals of history. Based on the clever premise that ancient plagues were actually zombie outbreaks, Litore has plausibly imagined how pre-scientific people might have made sense of decaying, shuffling corpses who feed on the living, who then in turn rise, themselves insatiable. Stories […]

-Read More

Brandon’s Smile

Justin Young
no comments

In every city in America, you can find the homeless on any given corner; young and old, well-dressed and filthy, black and white. They approach, hand outstretched, but we stare intently away at anything or anyone to avoid eye contact. Maybe occasionally we crack the car window to extend a handful of coins or a crumpled bill, mutter the obligatory “God bless you,” and then drive away having appeased our conscience with the good deed of the day. But we conveniently ignore the fact that behind each one of these dejected faces is a soul and a story. And perhaps […]

-Read More

A Theology of Christmas

Jeremy McKeen
5 Dec 2012
no comments

“Keep Christ in Christmas!” This motto is often championed during the holiday season by well-meaning folks who paste it on the back of their vehicles or post it on their Facebook pages. But what does it really mean to live that motto out? Does it simply mean not shortening the word to “Xmas?” Even in text messages? Does it require you to rid your house of anything related to an overweight man in a tight red suit? Is it giving gifts to the underprivileged children overseas instead of your family and friends? How do you “Keep Christ in Christmas?” And […]

-Read More

Recommended Podcasts

Justin Young
no comments

An ongoing “discussion” (more like a friendly war, really) here at the Good News offices is Apple vs. Google / iPhone vs. Android. Whichever technology brand you are loyal to, make sure you’re using your smartphone to actually make you smarter by subscribing to one or more of the podcasts below. Northpoint Community Church – Andy Stanley Andy Stanley is the Senior Pastor of Northpoint Community Church near Atlanta, Georgia, and is the son of renowned pastor Charles Stanley. Known for his conversational teaching style, Stanley delivers sound biblical truth in a way that is relatable and applicable for the […]

-Read More

Disarming Karma

Matt Manry
no comments

The amazing thing about grace is that it has no limits or boundaries. It is free, unconditional and unmerited. Biblical grace is a contradiction to almost everything that American society thinks should happen in the world. But the world continuously promotes the idea of anti-Christian karma and, most of the time, it is easy to just smile and agree with this proposition. Why? Because the truth is that even most Christians are afraid of grace because it takes control out of their hands. Karma makes sense while grace seems irrational. Karma and the Disciples Karma made a lot of sense […]

-Read More

An Impossible Choice

Keri Williams
4 Dec 2012
no comments

Only a few years ago, the 50 percent HIV/AIDS infection rate on Mfangano Island, one of Kenya’s poorest communities, was among the highest in the world. A culture of prostitution and sexual promiscuity facilitated the rapid spread of HIV which ultimately decimated an entire generation. Like so many of his generation, a man by the name of Thomas contracted HIV. He died leaving his wife, Benta, and three daughters destitute and alone. Benta was fortunate to have a place to live, though it was little more than a mud hut with no electricity or running water. Working odd jobs she […]

-Read More

Banning Healing

Misty Grimes
10 Nov 2012
no comments

On September 29, 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill banning “reparative” or “conversion” therapy for minors. The law will take effect on January 1, 2013 and states that “no mental health professional will be able to provide to anyone under the age of 18 therapy that seeks to change behaviors or gender expressions, or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same sex regardless of the willingness of a patient or a patient’s parent. Mental health providers who violate the law will be subject to discipline by whatever group […]

-Read More

Rethinking Discipleship

Jeremy McKeen
7 Nov 2012
no comments

What comes to mind when you think of discipleship? Is discipleship a life of moral reform or inner spirituality? Is discipleship serving soup lines and social activism in the name of Jesus? Is discipleship a doctrinal course or a forty-day Bible program that a person completes and then suddenly pops out as a disciple? Discipleship has become one of the Christian “buzz words” today, and for good reason. Thankfully, there seems to be a growing group of young people who are seriously seeking to follow Christ and obey his command to “make disciples.” But what is a disciple? Why is […]

-Read More

What Color Is Your Holiday?

Dr. John Hawkins
6 Nov 2012
no comments

Bing Crosby sang he was dreaming of a “White Christmas”. Merchants see the holidays in hues of green. A large number of people see this season in red for the over-extended debt they accumulate. Then there are those whose holiday color is blue as in “feeling blue.” For many, this is a time of year full of rich traditions, beautiful decorations, festive celebrations and wonderful memories. However, for another large group of people, it is a season of depression, anxiety and the holiday blues. Why do so many dread this season every year? If you are in this latter group, […]

-Read More