Author: Jared Stacy

• Life As The Crucified

  In America and much of the post-Christian West, the cross has lost its meaning. Jesus’ first century audience knew the cross had just one meaning, death. Yet the cross was…

  

• The Debate Showed Us Ourselves

  We weren’t watching a debate last night, we were watching ourselves. The debate last night was a mirror. Take a good long look. This moment is showing us who we…

  

• We The American Church: When Faith and Politics Collide

  American Christians are divided on multiple fronts, none more apparent than politics. We need to navigate this moment in a way that honors the Name we claim to represent. To…

  

• This Is Our 1968

  The year was 1968. MLK, assassinated. Some actually celebrate, some cry. RFK too. Riots in major cities. Segregation on the ballot. Pain. War. It was a bad year for America.…

  

• Stop The Drift

  Drift is dangerous. Nothing about the way of Jesus is automatic to us at first. When we turn discipleship on autopilot, we will drift off in a thousand different directions.…

  

• Jesus Says This Matters

  If you keep a Spiritual trophy case somewhere in your soul, Jesus would like a word. I know, because he’s in the process of clearing mine out. We so quickly…

  

• Escaping Consumer Christianity

  We live in a culture defined by consuming. Today companies spend billions of dollars to learn and exploit our spending habits. We’d be foolish to think a consumer culture hasn’t…

  

• 5 Great Quotes: Hudson Taylor

  Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was a British theologian and missionary to China. He founded the China Inland Mission, and pioneered cross-cultural gospel missions. Taylor practiced “incarnational” presence by adopting many of…

  

• The Danger Of Hurry

  Ever binge Netflix and still feel exhausted as the credits roll? The promise of rest turns into a paradox. Free time doesn’t mean good rest. In our hyperconnected-yet-socially-distant world we…

  

• Christians and Conspiracy

  Followers of Jesus should be cautious to embrace conspiracy theories. Suspicion feeds paranoia and like Phillip Yancey says, “paranoia is faith in reverse.” What our world needs is Christians eager…