Authentic Faith

Already, we have reached the end of my series “Destroying the Body of Christ”. This has been a reflective topic that has really forced me to raise my awareness of what is happening in the modern American church. I always knew that there were these existing problems in the church community that were doing more harm than good, but this has caused me to face it head-on, and even take a look at where I fit into this. We all know that it is easy to find faults in others, especiall

Community in the Early Church When I hear the phrase “the body of Christ”, a few images immediately pop up in my head, including the idea of community. I think of small groups meeting in someone’s house to walk through life together, friends chatting for hours after Sunday’s service, and getting to meet new people during large church events. This is one of the pillars of the modern Christian church, and is what makes non-believers want to get invested. The reason that this

Ever since I began brainstorming ideas for this series, I became more and more aware of what was happening around me, noticing the way my peers acted and interacted with each other. Dots connected as I saw patterns appear, especially in my school’s culture. I am an avid people watcher, and so I always end up observing people in the midst of their own habits. And, as you can probably guess, this means that I end up learning a lot about my university’s culture concerning relati

In the past year or so, I have come to the strange realization that I am in the most self-centered season of my life. I know it sounds strange, but bear with me. I am currently a college student, which means that the purpose of these four years of my life is to prepare for my future career. Between taking classes, networking, and planning my career path, I am in a space in which everything I do is supposed to be focused on my own life. This starkly contrasts ideas of marriage

As I was developing my ideas for this series, I began compiling a mental list of all the different ways that I have seen the body of...

Welcome to the start of a brand new series, and one that I have been so excited to start. Lately, the approach I have been taking to the...