by Mark Lafler | Oct 24, 2012 | authentic christianity, READ
What is greatness? In North American society we typically measure greatness with wealth, fame, Facebook friends or Twitter followers. Even in the church we usually measure greatness by the size of the congregation. However, Jesus had a different measure for greatness...
by Mark Lafler | Oct 17, 2012 | READ, theology and worldviews
I’ve worshipped in many church buildings from different Christian denominations over the last five or six years. From this experience I’ve noticed that the structure of the worship space makes a difference in my worship experience. I want to discuss how...
by Mark Lafler | Oct 3, 2012 | authentic christianity, READ
Recently I asked an adult Sunday school class, “Who is a well-known person that you trust?” It took a little while to answer, but we came up with some names: Billy Graham, Tim Tebow, Tony Dungy. Sadly, there was no one mentioned from the corporate world,...
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by Mark Lafler | Sep 26, 2012 | book reviews, READ
In the book, Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation, Frederick Buechner reflects on his vocational life. The book is separated into three chapters, which are titled according to the places where he went to school and worked: New York, Exeter, and Vermont. In New York...
by Mark Lafler | Sep 12, 2012 | bible literacy, book reviews, READ
N.T. Wright is one of the foremost New Testament scholars of our time. He is the author of multiple books on Biblical theology and the New Testament. In What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? Wright gives a portrait of Paul...
