Last night I attended a Public Square event hosted by the Richmond Times Dispatch. It featured a presentation of recent survey results focused on Millennials and specifically what it takes for a city like Richmond to attract and retain the coveted young professional demographic. Several members of the City Church community were key leaders of the survey process, analysis, and presentation. I was impressed by their work, their thoughtful recommendations, and by the engagement of the gathered crowd. I’ve been thinking about some of their findings, especially the focus on a great food scene.

Recently with a group friends I have been reading through the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF). The WCF is an old document; it was composed in 1640s by a group of pastors and Bible scholars from England. It summarizes the theology of the Presbyterian Church. The WCF starts with a chapter on the Bible. I’ve been thinking about what it means that the WCF chooses the Bible as its starting point.

Lent is the six weeks leading to Easter--the Church’s greatest holiday (holy day). Lent is a time of preparation for the death and resurrection of Jesus. It is a time for the Church to repent from sin so that it can find its full life in Christ.

The coincidence this week of Christy Wampole’s perceptive piece in The New York Times on irony as “the ethos of our age” and the Thanksgiving holiday has got me thinking about gratitude.

John Bourgeois, City Church's pastoral intern asks the question: Is there a third way in American politics?

Meg Haden, City Church's Director of Women's Ministry, shares her thoughts on Fall and the importance of rest --and gives us a preview of what to expect at this weekend's women's seminar where Paige brown will teach on the highs and lows of faith, as told through the story of Elijah.

By now you have probably heard about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to limit (to a mere sixteen ounces) the size of soda sold by vendors within New York City. The proposal has all sorts of implications for politics and for public health. But I’ve been thinking about this soda ban from the standpoint of desire.

Maybe ordinary life isn't ordinary after all.

In my previous posts, I introduced the Church season of Lent as the preparatory time leading up to the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection at Easter. Easter Sunday is now only two weeks away. However, our minds are more likely turned to upcoming events of the secular calendar: Spring Break, April Fools’ Day, the Masters. Because media and merchandisers champion and manipulate our calendars for their priorities, I’ve been forcing myself to think about Easter Week (aka Holy Week). I want to encourage you to, as well.

Every year as Christmas draws near I hear bah-humbug arguments insisting that the Church’s Christmas celebration is non-historical. It’s just a selling out, they say, concocted to compete with pagan winter festivals. Well, it’s time to bah-humbug the bah-humbugs.