Secularism: The Cost of Consumption

The following blog is the second in a six-part series on worldview and work taken from Darrow Miller’s new book, LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day.

Mother Teresa, visiting the city of New York from her home city of Calcutta—perhaps one of the most physically poor cities in the world—said she had [...]

Darrow Shares Why He Wrote LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day

To learn more or find additional free resources, visit MondayChurch.org. Buy and share LifeWork for only $8.95 until the end of August at disciplenations.org/store.

Church Program Seen as Key to Safer South Phoenix

Here is a great reminder of the difference that one church can make when they are intentional and courageous to serve wholistically in the needs of their local community.
This article, including the title is taken directly from AZcentral.com
by Michael Ferraresi – Jul. 22, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Sweating in the summer heat, volunteers moved boxes [...]

June Newsletter, LifeWork Pre-Order, and Articles of Interest

The DNA’s June Newsletter has been published announcing new papers, news items, events, and the pre-sale of Darrow’s much anticipated LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day. The lowest price we will ever offer of $10.99 is available for this pre-order through the end of July.
Here are articles of interest we have found [...]

What Characteristics are Needed to Make a Godly Wholistic Impact?

Recalling our Staff Conference
Dear Harvest Team,
In our staff conference last year, I talked to you about mentorship and encouraged each of you to not only see yourselves as teachers and trainers, but also as mentors.  I actually don’t like the word “mentor” because it implies that the mentor is above the mentee (the one being [...]

More on the new Truth and Transformation

The following is the foreword to Vishal Mangalwadi’s new and most important book yet—Truth and Transformation: A Manifesto for Ailing Nations, written by Dr. Art Lindsley of the C.S. Lewis Institute:
Many have spoken and written on the crisis of our times—economic, religious, moral and political. Some have said that the culture wars are over and [...]

The Church as a Body

This just in from our Africa affiliate, Dennis Tongoi:
In the first two centuries Church was more of “family”- people gathering in homes eating together and fellowshipping as key activities. As the Church grew and the Greek culture embraced it, church became more of a philosophy- with the focus on logic and defense of the faith. [...]

A Prosperous & Happy Society, Created by Individuals & Institutions, 2/4

The Family, the Church, & the Government:  What are their roles?
At the Disciple Nations Alliance, we champion the role of local churches in social and cultural transformation. As our co-founder, Bob Moffitt is fond of saying, “God’s principally ordained agent for the advancement of His Kingdom is the Church. Local churches represent the single most [...]

A Prosperous & Happy Society, Created by Individuals & Institutions, 1/4

The Pursuit of Happiness
When you think of “happiness,” what comes to mind? My pastor recently preached through the book of Philippians and contrasted joy and happiness this way: Happiness is fleeting, transitory, and based on circumstances. Joy, on the other hand, remains-despite our circumstances-if it rests on a deep confidence in God’s unfailing love (see [...]

Music that Writes Culture, Part 7

I mentioned earlier that years ago I had a “revelation” when I was singing this hymn.  This was the stanza that startled me.  There is an imperative here, “No more let sins and sorrows grow!”  How far?  “As far as the curse is found.”  Here in this hymn are marching orders for Christians.
No more let [...]