A Counter Cultural Life Only Matters when It Points to Jesus

Welcome to day 30 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post in this series indexed here. So, we're slowly wrapping up this series. And I was thinking about why these last few posts have been so difficult for me to write. It hasn't just been because I've launched a whole new {huge!} project, though that has been a factor. And not just because October blew right by and I was barely able to keep up with writing the posts I'd already outlined and planned. {Though ... [Read More]

Transformation instead of Conformation

Why Live Counter Culturally? I suppose before we go any further in this discussion, we need to answer this question, right? Why does it really matter if our lives look different from the world in which we live? For me, there are two primary reasons: When we remember this world is not our home, our lives point to the Truth. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, ... [Read More]