Arts & Culture Archives | Saturate

by Donald Zimmerman 0

0

Arts & CultureChurchGospelLeadershipPastoring

November 9, 2017

Recovering Liturgy

  “Liturgy" is a loaded word. For some, liturgy drums up memories of musky pews and lifeless chapels. Many consider liturgy a formulaic and stifling approach to Sundays. Others look back with fondness on the rhythmic nature of liturgical churches.…

Read More

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

0

ApologeticsArts & CultureCommunityDiscipleshipFaith and WorkGospelLeadershipSocial JusticeSpiritual Growth

April 4, 2017

Speaking the Truths of Jesus

  Have you ever tried to learn a new language? You know how hard and frustrating it can be translating every single word when you first start. But after awhile, something happens. Suddenly, you start not only to speak, but…

Read More

by Brad Watson 0

0

Arts & CultureCommunityDomains of SocietyFoundationsGospelResources

February 23, 2017

How to Be a Storyteller

What do you do when you get together with friends? You start with a story. What do you do when you return from vacation? Do you pull out the agenda from the cruise and walk them through a list of…

Read More

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

0

Arts & CultureBible & TheologyChurchCommunityDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyFaith and WorkFamilyIdentityMissionMissional CommunityMissionarySocial JusticeSpiritual Growth

February 15, 2017

Exposed By the Mission

Yes, we can pretend to have it all together while sitting in a pew on Sunday or while impressing one another with our knowledge of Scripture. But mission exposes our inadequacies and need for grace. If you are in a small Bible…

Read More

by David Achata 0

0

ApologeticsArts & CultureBible & TheologyDomains of SocietyFaith and WorkFoundationsIdentityMissionary

February 1, 2017

Work as Spiritual

  Whether you’re a student, a stay-at-home mom, or a white-collar executive, most of your life is spent working. Whatever your work, this means your Christian identity is almost always being formed under unideal and inconvenient circumstances. In times past,…

Read More

by Derek Hiebert 0

0

ApologeticsArts & CultureBible & TheologyCommunityCurrent EventsDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyEveryday RhythmsKidsLeadershipLife IssuesMissionPastoringSpiritual GrowthYouth & Teens

January 18, 2017

Pop Culture Catechism (Part 2)

  Warning—if you haven't seen or if you plan on seeing Moana, there are spoiler alerts aplenty in this post! In part one of this series, I explained the why and how-to process of using the stories in movies to teach kids…

Read More

by David Achata 0

0

ApologeticsArts & CultureCommunityDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyFaith and WorkLeadershipMissionMissionarySpiritual Growth

January 3, 2017

Reweaving What Is Torn

  Where are the dry places that need life? Habakkuk 2:14 tells us a day is coming when the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord will fill the earth like the water covers the sea. Recently I woke early…

Read More

by Brad Watson 0

0

Arts & CultureCommunityDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyFoundationsKidsLife Issues

December 23, 2016

Feasting at the Arrival of God to Us

  (Enjoy the fourth and final part in our series called Celebrating Advent.) We anxiously wait for the powerful moment of hope’s arrival. Our most revered and treasured tradition is our Christmas Eve feast. This family tradition pre-dates our marriage,…

Read More

by Brad Watson 0

0

Arts & CultureCommunityDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyFoundationsKidsLife Issues

December 16, 2016

The Arrival of Our Enough

  (Enjoy part three in a new series called Celebrating Advent. You can read part four here.) We are servants to the Son who was born King. I ran my first 5K on Thanksgiving with my whole family: three kids and…

Read More

by Brad Watson 1

0

Arts & CultureCommunityDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyFoundationsKidsLife Issues

December 9, 2016

Why Did God Have to Come?

  (Enjoy part two in a new series called Celebrating Advent. You can read part three here.) “Why did God have to come, anyway?” Christmas is a magical time for kids as they see the glow of lights, trees in the…

Read More

by Derek Hiebert 0

0

ApologeticsArts & CultureDiscipleshipKidsYouth & Teens

December 7, 2016

Pop Culture Catechism, (Part 1)

  Your kids need to see how the story of Jesus's redemption is distinct, unique, better, and greater. Taking stories from popular culture—especially movies—and relating them to the story of the gospel is one of the best forms of catechism.…

Read More

by Brad Watson 0

0

Arts & CultureCommunityDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyFoundationsKidsLife Issues

December 2, 2016

Preparing Room For God’s Arrival to Us

  (Enjoy this first blog in a new series called celebrating Advent. Read post two here.) How will you prepare room in your heart for God this Christmas season? Christmas Tree Hunting In the early days of Advent we drive out…

Read More

by David Achata 0

0

Arts & CultureDomains of SocietyFaith and WorkGospelIdentity

November 30, 2016

Serve God By Serving Others

(Enjoy this first blog in a new series called Redeemed Work by David Achata. You can read part two here.) God changes our identity so our work is no longer about personal advancement. Recently I sat in a hotel bar with a…

Read More

by Bucky Buchstaber 0

0

Arts & CultureCommunityDomains of SocietyFaith and WorkHoly SpiritIdentityLeadershipMissionSpiritual Growth

November 18, 2016

Unleashed For Mission

Focusing too early on what I think they should do can actually rob them of the creative thinking and self-discovery they actually need. One of my life’s great passions is seeing others unleashed for the mission of God. I find…

Read More

by Brad Watson 0

0

Arts & CultureChurchCoachingCommunityFaith and WorkGospelIdentityLeadershipMissionMissional Community

November 11, 2016

An American in Europe

  We are all (regardless of nationality) prone to wander and seek our own security, approval, comfort, and control until we find our faith and trust in Jesus. Twelve years ago, I moved away from Europe, and yet it remains my…

Read More

by Alan Hirsch 0

0

Arts & CultureDiscipleshipFoundationsMission

October 19, 2016

The Search for Meaning

(Part four in the Recovering Missional Moxie series from Alan Hirsch. Read part five here.) We are all born into a culture that gets to shape us—in fact, disciple us—from the time of birth to death. The overwhelming economic and social environment in…

Read More

by Ben Connelly 0

0

Arts & CultureBible & TheologyCommunityDiscipleshipFamilyLeadershipMissionMissional CommunityMissionaryServant

October 17, 2016

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas

  Cultural celebrations are not man-made institutions. Like much of God’s creation, holidays can be—and have been—distorted for all sorts of less-than-holy purposes. But what if “Santa” really isn’t an anagram for “Satan”? What if we can we redeem this…

Read More

by Alan Hirsch 1

0

ApologeticsArts & CultureBible & TheologyChurchCommunityDiscipleshipEthicsFaith and WorkFoundationsGospelLeadershipMissionMissionarySpiritual Growth

September 28, 2016

Awaken the Sleeping Giant

  (Part one a new series from Alan Hirsch. Read part two here.) The way we think of ourselves and conceive our most basic purposes in this world make a massive difference in the way we behave. I really do believe…

Read More

by Alan Hirsch 0

0

Arts & CultureBible & TheologyCommunityDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyFamilyFoundationsHoly SpiritMissionMissional CommunityMissionarySpiritual Growth

September 14, 2016

Undercover Subversives

  (Post ten in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part eleven here.) The kingdom works covertly to undermine the way things are now and to initiate God’s rule in its place. Contrary to a narrow fundamentalist understanding of…

Read More

by Alan Hirsch 0

0

ApologeticsArts & CultureBible & TheologyCommunityCurrent EventsDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyEveryday RhythmsFaith and WorkFoundationsMissionMissionary

September 7, 2016

Discipleship = An Invitation to Relationship

  (Post nine in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post ten here.) Stop being overly “spiritual,” using insider, religious language, to talk about God—it mostly alienates people. The reality is, to become a missional Christian, we begin by simply…

Read More

by Alan Hirsch 0

0

Arts & CultureBible & TheologyChurchCommunityCurrent EventsDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyEveryday RhythmsFaith and WorkFoundationsGospelMissionMissionarySpiritual Growth

August 31, 2016

The Sacred VS. the Secular

  (Post eight in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part nine here.) We live as if there is an insurmountable distance between the “sacred” and the “secular.” One of the important dimensions of incarnational mission is to break…

Read More

by Alan Hirsch 0

0

Arts & CultureBible & TheologyChurchCommunityCurrent EventsDomains of SocietyEveryday RhythmsFaith and WorkFoundationsHoly SpiritMissionMissional CommunityMissionary

August 17, 2016

Listen to the Culture’s Stories

  (Post six in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post seven here.) Don’t presume you really know what’s going on. A few years ago I ran and organized a conference called St. Paul Goes to the Movies. The idea…

Read More

by Bucky Buchstaber 0

0

ApologeticsArts & CultureChurchCommunityDiscipleshipFaith and WorkFamilyLeadershipMissionMissionaryPrayerSpiritual Growth

August 12, 2016

A Life on Display

  I live unbound to the ideas of who I think I should be; instead I choose to be who God created me to be. “Let your light shine before others so that they see your good deeds and glorify…

Read More

by Brent Thomas 0

0

Arts & CultureBible & TheologyCommunityCurrent EventsDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyGospelHoly SpiritMissionMissionarySpiritual Growth

August 1, 2016

Fear Is Easy

  We have lost the art of thoughtful dialogue.  Left to ourselves, we seem to avoid controversy or handle it poorly. It's impolite to discuss religion or politics. These are issues held with the head and the heart. Beliefs become…

Read More