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Category: Culture

The Performance of Blessedness
Culture

The Performance of Blessedness

One of the more revealing things about church life is how quickly people form a sense of who seems blessed.…

Rodney Burrell
The Cost of Constant Distraction
Culture

The Cost of Constant Distraction

A Life That Is Always Interrupted One of the defining features of modern life is that very few people are…

Rodney Burrell
Singleness and the Blind Spot of the Modern Church
Culture

Singleness and the Blind Spot of the Modern Church

Why So Many Single Believers Feel Unseen in Church Life One of the quieter weaknesses in modern church life is…

Rodney Burrell
False Teachers in the Digital Age
Culture

False Teachers in the Digital Age

A Voice and a Platform Are Not the Same as Truth One of the more dangerous realities of the modern…

Rodney Burrell
Social Media and the War for the Human Heart
Culture

Social Media and the War for the Human Heart

Why Social Media Feels So Powerful Social media has become one of the most influential forces in modern life because…

Rodney Burrell
Sports, Entertainment, and the Danger of Misplaced Worship
Culture

Sports, Entertainment, and the Danger of Misplaced Worship

Why Sports Carry So Much Cultural Weight Sports carry unusual weight in modern life because they gather people around identity,…

Rodney Burrell
Praise, Worship, and the Need for Discernment
Culture

Praise, Worship, and the Need for Discernment

The Growth of Christian Music Has Changed the Conversation Christian music occupies a different place in public life than it…

Rodney Burrell
Grappling with your faith in a sinful world
Culture

Grappling with your faith in a sinful world

Empathy, sympathy and caring for humanity is something that we must understand as Christians living in a fallen world. First,…

Rodney Burrell
Poetry
Poetry

The Promenade

Rodney Burrell

Shallow grave of truth, follow me. Unknown by time, but you live inside my agonizing menagerie of unwanted wealth. Traveling…

Poetry

She runs.

Rodney Burrell

Trampled ground under her strength,she holds their hands for comfortbut not lacking control, she sees them. Consuming visions of chaos…

Poetry

Mercy

Rodney Burrell

I have fallen into my mind.Tapestries of song speak to meand my heart grows weary. They see me, but do…

Poetry

You call me

Rodney Burrell

My ears have heard a voice, butunwanted relevance persuades me.It pursues me. I have walked without my footin a solid…

Devotionals
Devotionals

When You’re Tired of Fighting Sin

Rodney Burrell
Devotionals

When the Weight of the Past Crushes our Spirit

Rodney Burrell
Prayers
Prayers

A Prayer for the Lost

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, We come before You with the understanding that apart from You, all of us are blind, wandering, and…

Prayers

A Prayer for the Church

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, We thank You for Your church, the body of Christ, gathered not by preference or personality, but by…

Prayers

A Prayer for Believers to Remain Strong

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, This world is heavy, distracting, and often discouraging, and there are many moments in the Christian life when…

Prayers

A Prayer for Those Experiencing Loss

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, There are seasons in life when loss settles over everything and leaves us disoriented. The world feels quieter…

Short Stories
Short Stories

The Empty Chair at Bible Study

Rodney Burrell
Short Stories

The Last Pew

Rodney Burrell

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