december 2001, next-wave magazine

That's Not Community!
by Rogier Bos

"Community is what you have on the other side of crises, when you have weathered the storms together. Before that, all you have is 'a nice togetherness'."

A Church for the Youth Culture
by Dan King

"It has always seemed odd to me that the church should be so interested in seeing young people join its ranks, and yet, do little in the way of adapting to the culture in which those young people exist."


Bittersweet
by Gregory Reid

"Truth in love-- it is one word. Separated, they become two counterfeits: truth that is pride and fear in disguise, or love that is compromise."


Seniors: The Future of the Church?
by Kevin Powell

"At the time, it seemed like my worst nightmare. I was a newly ordained pastor, called to a very rural two-point parish in the middle of nowhere."

Returning to Our Roots:
An Argument for Simplicity
by C. Christopher Smith

"In recent years, American bookstores have featured many new books and magazines positing all sorts of suggestions for simplifying one's life. For Christians, however, simplicity is more than a fad."

The Kindness Of Water
by Kevin Neece

"Or have you too quickly forgotten that it constantly supplies your need and sustains your life?"

 

 

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