by Andrew Arthur | Jun 2, 2020 | Advocacy, Culture, Gospel, Justice, Love |
God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. –1 Peter 5:5 By refusing to move to the back of the bus, Rosa Parks epitomized humility. I believe God gave grace by inspiring and energizing a movement towards racial equality and equity not simply...
by Andrew Arthur | Aug 12, 2017 | Advocacy, Church, Culture, Gospel |
A Christian’s response to the demonstrations in Charlottesville needs no nuance. So, I’ll be brief. As one who embraces the gospel of Jesus Christ and serves as a pastor of The Hallows Church, I believe that the demonstrations currently taking place in...
by Andrew Arthur | Jul 4, 2016 | Culture, The Kingdom of God |
Today our country celebrates Independence Day. We commemorate one of the fundamental values of the United States of America. I am a citizen of the U.S.A and for that I thank our sovereign God who determines “the boundaries of [our] dwelling place” (Acts 17:26)....
by Andrew Arthur | Jun 24, 2016 | Culture, Gospel |
Each year Red Lobster rolls out an aggressive marketing campaign associated with their annual Crabfest. They run commercials depicting mouthwatering crab dishes characterized by vibrant colors and luscious portions of crab-inspired seafood. Usually, the camera zeros...
by Andrew Arthur | Jun 22, 2016 | Culture, Gospel, Kingdom Ministry |
A culture of hospitality is created when hosts believe time, space, and individual persons matter to God. In the Incarnation, God invaded the world of time and space. He subjected himself to the full gamut of human development and confined himself to particular...
by Andrew Arthur | Jun 3, 2016 | Culture, Gospel, worship |
Cultivating gospel clarity requires that we not only receive the gospel as true, but respond to the gospel as transformative. As we do so, we will find the gospel giving shape to every aspect of life in the now. Perhaps no aspect of life is more fundamental to human...