My church experience was SOMETHING ELSE, let me tell you. Growing up in Connecticut, I had spent the first few years at an “emerging church” (as they called it there), and I loved it. The Sunday School was engaging, I had made some great friends, and the church community was on my mind virtually every […]
Category: Evangelism
Samaritan’s Purse: An Entrepreneurial Nonprofit
Samaritan’s Purse is a well known nonprofit Christian organization. This organization is best known for their amazing ministry “Operation Christmas Child” in which 10.6 million Christmas presents are sent across the world to underdeveloped countries. In addition to sending Christmas gifts, “Operation Christmas Child” also spreads the gospel to millions of people every year. Not […]
More Than Just A Cup Of Coffee
There are so many different business models that vary immensely depending on the goal and mission of the business. Some businesses have the goal to make as much money as they can, others seek to donate a percentage of their money, some are free and rely on funding and donations. The last one is what […]
The Bible Project Learning Experience
Today there are many people that turn to the internet to learn. I find myself constantly using YouTube, a great resource available to learn about anything and everything. As I grew in my faith and read the Bible more consistently on my own I came across so many terms, phrases, and ideas that I found […]
Reach Beyond
Reach Beyond missions organization realizes the need of spreading the gospel and creating disciples of all nations and people groups. With 1900 unreached people groups, Reach Beyond is determined to bring the Gospel to those people even in places that seem too distant. Reach Beyond is a missions organization that sends out missionaries to the […]
Creating Lasting Impact for the Future of the World
One of the most pressing conversations occurring within Christian communities has persisted for centuries. How do we, being called to discipleship by God, make disciples of all nations? I regularly struggle with simply having religious conversations with non-believers that I work with every day! Much more, reaching out, seeking the lost proves to be an […]
Youth and Media; Online Churches
If there’s one thing that’s extremely influential with modern youth in today’s society, it’s media. From movies, music, videogames, and social media, technology has opened up numerous ways for people to entertain themselves. While Christianity has been able to utilize media to help further the Gospel, there are plenty of other things in competition for […]
Open Hearts and Homes
For the past couple of years, my family have opened up our home for orphans from Eastern Europe via a Christian hosting service called Open Hearts and Homes. This program allowed my parents to host numerous children from Latvia, Ukraine, and Russia. My parents have been able to show the love of Christ, what an […]
Presenting the Gospel to Non-Christians Who Do “Christian” Things
“There’s just something about humans. They don’t just survive; they discover; they create….I mean, just look at what they do with food!” I’ve always loved this observation by Remy, the rodent hero of the Pixar film, Ratatouille. Humans don’t just survive. They are made in the image of God and thus can’t help but proclaim […]
I Have a Bean Coffee
I Have a BEAN isn’t your average coffee company,they just don’t provide award winning coffee, but forgiveness and fresh start. I Have a BEAN, “is roasting and delivering the highest quality, organically grown, fairly-traded coffee in a sustainable supply chain from crop to cup. Our purpose is to offer post-prison people the opportunity for a […]