Prodigal Magazine
MIKESCHAIR Interview
As the world looks in on Christianity today, they are looking for honesty and for sincerity. Too often, what they have found is hypocrisy in those who profess to be followers of Christ. As a new generation of bands hits the forefront in Christianity today, we are seeing a transparency that has never been seen before. MIKESCHAIR is one band who is definitely not afraid to openly discuss who they are, hoping that in their journey with the Lord, others may relate and come to know Him as well. MIKESCHAIR formed while they were students at Belmont University. The Lord has ...
Father of the Decade
As I began to consider this concept, I thought it would be fairly easy. After all, how many fathers are there in the world? There must be many that stand out. How much news has been reported in the last ten years? There must be great fathers among the reports. Soon after beginning my research, I realized this was going to be a difficult, if not impossible, task. There are fathers in the news alright. Recently there was Dr. Umaru Abdulmutallab, the father of Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, otherwise known as the "underpants bomber", or the "undergarments bomber", or something like that. He is ...
Interview – Phil Wickham
A few weeks ago, I took a silent retreat into the North Carolina wilderness to get alone with God and to allow him to speak to my heart. I took a copy of 1 cd on my ipod, Heaven and Earth which is Phil Wickham’s latest album that releases on November 17. God spoke to me in many ways through scripture but He allowed Phil’s music to bring me to a point of true worship. I sat down with Phil this morning to talk a little bit about who he is, his career and what inspires his songwriting abilities. History Q- Give ...
Jonny Diaz – Men of God Spotlight
Our God is a God of redirection. The Bible says in Proverbs 16:3, “Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established.” Many of us have planned out our lives, striving to be one thing, only to learn later that God wanted us somewhere else. When we make that commitment to the Lord, we see how God redirects the paths of our lives, leading us to where He always intended for us to be. Jonny Diaz learned this lesson from the Lord and learned that sometimes, that redirection isn’t the easiest thing to accept, but once you ...
Men of God Spotlight: Scott Brosius
At the end of the 1997 season, Scott Brosius wondered where his career was going. He had just completed his worst season in Oakland and now, he was hearing the trade rumors and contemplating where he would be next. God opened a door, one that Scott could not have imagined being opened before that time, reviving his career and providing Scott with a new platform and a new audience. His faith would grow as the Lord moved in so many ways. Scott Brosius is now the head baseball coach at his alma mater. He is in our Men of God spotlight ...
Tag Archive | "Christian"
Parasitic Water and Toothless Smiles
Last night I got back from Mexico. I went with a bud of mine named Josh. Josh is on staff at the same church I work at and oversees the middle school ministry. Josh will be bringing a group of soon-to-be-ninth-graders there this summer. Yikes. Please pray for him. We went there and scoped things out. Since [...]
Continue reading...Christian Tech Conference Toolbelt – 8 things to bring
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Theo-tech is becoming an emerging market and as Churches and Christian organizations embrace technology, more and more conferences are popping up to educate them. Whether you are going to Echo Conference (put on by Collide Magazine), MinistryCOM, IdeaCamp, or Q, you need to go prepared. Here are 8 things amateurs to conference junkies need to have.
Continue reading...When Love Means War
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Eight years ago, September 11, 2001, America was attacked by Islamic terrorists. Shortly after, our nation went to war against those who perpetrated this evil. It has been a long and costly struggle. And today, as then, those of us who follow Jesus continually weigh that cost and wonder, “What is the Godly response to [...]
Continue reading...Men of God Spotlight: JR Towles
Sunday, July 12, 2009
He calls the shots. For most of us, we have always wanted to get to the place where we call the shots in life. No boss. No set schedule. There is no one to whom we have to answer. He calls the shots in a different way. He calls the game. From behind the plate, he signals to the pitcher what pitch should be thrown next, and then he sets up a target for the pitcher in the exact location where the pitch should be thrown. It is not an easy job. On the field, he makes a hundred or more decisions throughout one game, trying to baffle the hitter so the Houston Astros can win the game. JR Towles has learned how to game plan for Major League hitters and he calls the shots for the pitcher during the game. In his life, though, he has learned that it is God who is calling the shots and he walks humbly down the trail that God has cut for him. I caught up with JR in Kissimmee, FL this season during Spring Training. He stood there intent on talking about a faith that has changed his life in more than one way.
Continue reading...A Brother’s Walk: A journey into modern monastic living
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Monks are interesting folks. They dedicate themselves to "contemplation", prayer, and life in community with others. Sometimes this includes the outside world, sometimes it doesn't. Their stories, as I came to learn them from my visits (which soon became annual events), involved spiritual battles and challenges that were far beyond my comprehension. What were these "principalities and powers", these battles going on for my soul, these spiritual beings that were more or less "departed" from this cosmos that we still talked about and included in our worship? After all, my entire spiritual development from childhood was, actually, not spiritual in any sense of the word. Now I was getting a new perspective. This was all new stuff. Taking hours, sometimes days, to just sit and "contemplate" the reality of Christ in these remote settings, of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and what that really meant, what fellowship and community meant to me and my fellow brothers and sisters (including those in the monastery with me), and then worshiping (six times daily) with these dear people brought things into a much different balance than anything that I was taught on Sunday School flannel boards in the past. There was truly a "spiritual" out there, and that spiritual was alive, and well, and thriving. And, it was a necessary part of Christian development. In me.
Continue reading...9 Fresh Graphic Christian Tees
Sunday, March 29, 2009
We've perused the web to find 9 of the coolest faith based tshirt designs. Graphic tees are always a hot buy come spring time. Follow the links to buy these shirts and more.
Continue reading...Hot Christian Singles Looking For You
Monday, November 3, 2008
So, no kiddin' there I was, knee deep in Barbie clothes and Carebears, when I checked my Facebook account. Low and behold what did I see, but an ad banner at the top flashing the message, "Hot Christian Singles Are Looking To Find You." Hmmm, I gotta see this, I think to myself. This is not because I'm a bored, lonely "housewife" but because growing up in the church "Hot" Christian Singles - especially of the female species - were something akin to a Sasquatch sighting.
Continue reading...Cool Website – Rediswhite.com
Friday, October 31, 2008
For designers and tshirt lovers alike, Rediswhite.com is a pretty sweet site to check out. It is a concept first delivered to us by threadless.com, but these faith-based tees hold their own when it comes to design and abstract ideas.
Continue reading...Top Christian Tattoos
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
We browsed the Web and posted the most original Christian Ink we could find. You got better? Email me pics of your tattoo and we will feature the best in v.2 of "Top Christian Tattoos". If your tatt has a story behind it, we would love to know that too!
Continue reading...Style – Christian clothing on the rise
Thursday, November 16, 2006
In the past 10 years, Christian clothing has become a booming industry. With the growing popularity of church-growth programs, Disciple Now’s, and youth events, Christian t-shirts are something that we all now love to have in our closet.
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
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