Holy Nomad

Holy Nomad:
The Rugged Road to Joy

By Matt Litton (Abingdon Press, © 2012)

“Living generously for others entails being intentional about showing up, not just for the doing, but also for the being. The nomadic journey calls us to be willing to put aside the busyness of distractions and consumption, not simply for nomadic actions of love but also to be present with our neighbors. The Holy Nomad offers his presence first and foremost above everything else. I find it is much less of a challenge to work for another person than it is to be emotionally present with them. But as a Sunday school teacher once reminded me, ‘God did not create human-doers, but human-beings.’” —Matt Litton, from the book

Read an excerpt.

Order from Amazon.com: Holy Nomad: The Rugged Road to Joy

Greenwood Baptist Church: No Strings Attached

The church leadership purposefully lowers what they ask their people to do so that anyone—introverts, kids, the elderly—can be involved.

How Can We Avoid ‘Believing’ the Bible While Denying What It Actually Says?

We need to learn, and teach other people, not just to read the Bible but also how to interpret it, so they don’t end up being Bible-believing heretics or Jesus-followers who follow a Jesus different than the real Jesus of the Bible and history.

Is Gen Z Coming Back to Church?

When people born between 1997 and 2007 go to church, they attend, on average, about 23 services per year.