Category: Church Culture

Are You At the Wrong Church? There’s an Easy Way to Tell.

thinkingthrough | September 10, 2018

Despite what the naysayers will tell you, there can be good reasons to leave a church. Sadly, it’s usually a leadership issue. A toxic minister

Last Tuesday, I took time out on a work night to go to the movies and watch a documentary about the Pope. (I know. I

Kristen Hanna | February 28, 2018

There is soft, ambient music playing as suddenly, the voice of the speaker mellows to a hushed tone. You feel your heart rising inside of

I. “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” My training in Philosophy might be summarized as taking this saying to an extreme. To borrow one

Kristen Hanna | December 12, 2017

I remember middle school well. I wish I didn’t- it was not a good time for 13 year-old Kristen, whose daily uniform included overall shorts,

Kristen Hanna | October 23, 2017

During one very hot Texas summer many years ago, I went with a group of high school students to Harlingen, Texas for a mission trip.

Kristen Hanna | September 25, 2017

I recently took a job and moved back to Dallas from Raleigh, North Carolina and an old friend showed up to help. She is relentlessly

This is a confession about how I encountered Jesus at work in my home church and how, through this encounter, I now find myself on

“Community” has been a church buzz-word for the last few years. It refers not to our neighborhoods (as in, “community service”), but to an ideal

Kristen Hanna | June 12, 2017

Les Miserables is one of those “love it” or “hate it” musicals. People have very strong opinions about it either way. On one hand, it