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Articles by Taylor Combs
On Finding Sacred Space in the City
CT Pastors At a recent lunch with some fellow pastors, I was asked a question about what kinds of resources would be helpful for me and my church. “Honestly,” I chuckled in response, “if you know of any billionaires who can buy us a building, that would be great.” The other pastors laughed along—at least one of them was in the same boat. We planted our church three years ago and, as many church planters in certain communities know, space is the perpetual issue. Where are we going to go?
Emotional Validation Isn’t Always Loving
Imagine you’re sitting across the table from a church friend. You’ve known him since he began attending the church a few years ago, and for the last several months, he’s been a part of the small group you lead. He shares with you over coffee that his marriage isn’t great. His wife, in his words, is controlling, demanding, and constantly critical of him. “I’m extremely angry,” he shares.
Avoiding the Trap of Over-Processing by Submitting Our Thoughts to God
Note from Randy: Immediately after telling us to cast our anxieties on God, Peter tells us, “Be self-controlled and alert” (1 Peter 5:8). The key to controlling yourself is controlling your mind. This is why Solomon said: “Above all else, guard your heart [inner being, mind], for it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:23).
Why we need Advent more than ever
By , Op-ed contributor I admittedly have a bit of a melancholic personality. And I think that’s in part why I love Advent. Advent is the perfect mixture of melancholy and joy. It’s a raw, honest season of saying out loud the truth about the world’s darkness — and yet, during this time, we dare to hope. And year after year, we find it in Christ. All people, at some point or another, walk through dark times.
Why we need Advent more than ever - Crossmap News
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My Generation Loves “Processing.” That’s Not Always a Good Thing.
Processing can be good—it can help us think wisely about life’s circumstances and how to respond well to them. But overprocessing is bad. It’s a paralyzing trap that perpetuates anxiety and bitterness. “I’m still processing that.” I hear this phrase, or some variation of it, all the time from folks around my age (I’m 32). I’m not aware of hearing it often from older people. I’m part of a generation of processors. We “process” everything: Suffering. Grief. Hardship. Loss. Confusing circumstances. Arguments.
My Generation Loves ‘Processing.’ That’s Not Always a Good Thing.
“I’m still processing that.” I hear this phrase, or some variation of it, all the time from folks around my age (I’m 32). I’m not aware of hearing it often from older people. I’m part of a generation of processors. We “process” everything: Suffering. Grief. Hardship. Loss. Confusing circumstances. Arguments. Hurt feelings. Good dates. Bad dates. Neutral dates. Movies. Books. TV shows. Throwaway comments. Advice. Sermons. Worship services. Meetings. Feedback from bosses. Feedback from coworkers.
The Lost Art of Preaching to the Heart
Why moral inspiration and doctrinal instruction fall short-and how preaching that transforms the heart achieves what both approaches seek. What do we mean when we talk about "good preaching"? Two kinds of preaching predominate the American evangelical landscape today: the first we'll call "moral preaching," and the second we'll call "doctrinal preaching." Moral preaching is-as should be self-evident-preaching that aims at moral transformation. It has in its sights the way that we live.
Jim Collins, in Good to Great, says, “A company should limit its growth based on its ability to attract enough of the right people.” Collins’ quote isn’t about church planting. It’s about the fundamentally different world of corporate affairs. But since my wife and I, along with a core team of friends, started the church planting process in the summer of 2021, I’ve not been able to escape that phrase, the right people.
Rethinking Evangelism for a New Spiritualism
Recent data suggests a significant rise in “spiritual but not religious” Americans. In 2018, Ross Douthat wrote about the rise of modern paganism.
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EyeProGPO Announces New Partnership with Premier, Inc
Both organizations’ members now have expanded access to purchase vital medical and surgical products through the respective GPO portfolios.
Books At a Glance : Taylor Combs' Review of GOSPEL PEOPLE: A CALL FOR EVANGELICAL INTEGRITY, by Michael Reeves
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Taylor Combs What is an evangelical?
What Do We Really Mean When We Say We Love God?
I really didn’t want to go to hell. I suspect my peers felt the same way. Those of us who grew up in the post-Jesus Movement and late evangelistic crusade era of American evangelicalism knew that we were sinners and knew that, as a result, we deserved to go to hell. The altar calls and Judgment House productions made that clear. So, the proposition before me was simple. Pray the sinner’s prayer or go to hell. If I prayed that prayer, God would meet a massive need for me. I would be forgiven.
Review: ‘The Lincoln Highway’ by Amor Towles
A popular Christian summer camp uses the motto “everlasting adventure.” What a grand promise for teenagers and young people. In Christ, you will never run out of new beauties and glories to explore. You will never be bored. You will taste eternal and abundant life—everlasting adventure. Amor Towles’s (Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow) new novel, The Lincoln Highway—its own sort of everlasting adventure—taps into the innate sense of exploration and wonder we have as human beings.
How your job can prepare you for full-time ministry
Scripture calls Christians to glorify God in all elements of life (1 Cor. 10:31). However, connecting our faith to our vocation can often be a challenge. Furthermore, some Christians work in a nonvocational ministry setting while sensing a call to full-time ministry. What does it look like to glorify God in our workplace? And how can it prepare those going into vocational ministry? I interviewed Param Yonzon, a seminary student and pastoral intern who works full-time for a corporate insurance firm.
Three Reasons We Must Preach On the Image of God
Brilliant theological minds have differed on the precise definition of the image, but I think it’s best to contend for a holistic view. The image of God is structural, relational, and functional. To put it concisely, the image of God is the essential and unique quality of human beings whereby we reflect and represent God in the context of meaningful relationship with him, one another, and the rest of creation. But why does it matter? In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Delicioso: Desserts for Cinco de Mayo
They may be baked instead of fried and call for store-bought puff pastry instead of homemade batter, but take it from us, these churros are just as delicioso. Serve with our ancho chili- and cinnamon-laced chocolate sauce.
Our All-Time Favorite Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipes for St. Patrick's Day
A heaping plate of corned beef and cabbage has become synonymous with St. Patrick's Day here in the United States, but it isn't as well-known a dish in Ireland. How did this salt-cured beef brisket become the meal to eat on March 17th, and why is it called corned beef? The "corn" part of corned beef refers to the large salt crystals, as large as kernels of corn, used to cure beef according to Smithsonian Magazine.
Book review: Divided by Faith - ERLC
If you are one of those people who thinks that racism is created mainly by the way we talk about it—or by talking about it at all—you should cancel your appointments one day in the next week, and read Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith, Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America. This almost 20-year-old book of sociological reflections helps me see our nation more as it really is.
Adaptive Eyewear Improves Sight in Developing Countries
Although they might look they come straight out of Moscot, Adspecs from Adaptive Eyewear are changing the way the world sees. Using a liquid-filled lens, wearers in developing countries can self-adjust using detachable syringes until the prescription is just right for them. Theare mass produced and tweaked in the field, making the operation more cost effective; $15 provides one pair of glasses.
Oil Spill Editorial- Oil Spill Fashion Photoshoot From Vogue Italia
There's no denying that these images from the oil spill editorial in Vogue Italia 's August 2010 issue are beautiful. The 24 pages of Kristen McMenamy, shot by Steven Meisel, are realistic interpretations of images of injured, oiled animals that have inundated the news media since the Deepwater Horizon explosion in April. As beautiful and provocative as they are, we can't help but feel uneasy.
Are You Paying Yourself Enough?
When Hana Brewster first started selling on Etsy, paying herself wasn’t a top priority. In fact, she wasn't sure how much she was paying herself — or if she was paying herself at all. “I just kind of winged it,” she says. But as her ceramics shop, Quiet Clementine, has grown, Hana has had to refine her approach to personal profit. “Now I make sure to calculate how long it takes me to make a product," she says.
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