Imagining Stranger Things

The Party can best explain what is taking place in Hawkins because they see through the lens of their imaginations.

The Kingdom of God Is Like a Sticky Movie Theater Floor and a Neighborhood Concert

When people are wary of the church, these places show us what community can be: parties, music, good food, experiencing a good story, and the careful art of negotiating communal relationships.

Now, Now, Not Yet: God’s Kingdom and Sho Baraka’s “March”

“March” is an expectation of the coming kingdom, an exuberant recognition that Christ has won this battle and a sobering admonition to usher in His reign.

Oprah’s Best Body and the Body of Christ

Fat Christians represent the Body of Christ just as much as their thinner counterparts in the church, even if Oprah Winfrey’s new Weight Watcher ads tell us otherwise.

Notes from the Margins: Because of Christ, It Gets Better

“To the ones being bullied, the church has a chance to step up and say: ‘I’m sorry for the words you have heard. We are here to tell you about the One who made you, who loves you and has a place for you in his kingdom.'”