Growing in Christ isn’t easy. It is part of this community called a church that can be in a word…messy. People say that they like Jesus, but not the church, but the church is the Body of Christ-and as such it is not optional in God’s economy. We need community-even though it is messed up […] Read More
Travis & Irwyn L. Ince, Jr. talk about the church and ethnicity, as well as Irwyn’s award-winning book, The Beautiful Community. It’s God’s wonderful mosaic, whereby, we in all of our diversity come together to form a picture of Christ to the world. But there are many obstacles along the way-ghettoization being one. They also […] Read More
What happens when God works in your life? How do people usually respond? Travis delves into Acts 5:12-42 and shows us that the responses we receive are not unique to us, but by looking at them and their experiences, we can find strength. C.S. Lewis reminds us time and time again that our God is […] Read More
Travis & Jeremy continue their discussion on what its like pastoring in LA and how the Kingdom of God shapes everything about how we see the world. We subscribe more than a lifeboat theology whereby we simply seek to save people out of the world (although that is a big part of it!), but it […] Read More
Travis & Jeremy discuss the Clippers, postmodernism, multi-ethnic theologians, beauty, and how discipleship differs in different regions of the United States, specifically Hollywood. Ministering in Hollywood is not as glamorous as you would think. In fact, it is much more like an urban environment. Learn more about Reality LA, The Gospel Coalition, and get his […] Read More
Can the Enneagram be used in church? Should the Enneagram be in church? Join Travis as talks with Todd Wilson about his book, The Enneagram Goes to Church and how it can help or hinder church life. They discuss the Enneagram, worship, pastoral ministry, preaching, and a whole lot more! Learn more about Todd, The […] Read More
The Enneagram seems to be everywhere! So many evangelical Christians have been discussing the Enneagram. What do we do with it? Join Travis as he talks with special guest, Todd A. Wilson, co-founder of the Center for Pastor Theologians about his new book, The Enneagram Goes to Church. What does the Enneagram have to do […] Read More
The book of Acts may seem like it’s far removed from our world, but it’s surprisingly not. It is a snapshot of people just like us with God’s Spirit working in their lives in ways that seem common but are quite transformational. So many Christians get caught up in the supernatural aspect of things that […] Read More
How did we get to where we are when it comes to gender identity? Sexuality? When did it become “normal ” in our culture when a person could say that they were trapped in the body of the wrong gender? It didn’t happen overnight, that’s for sure. Church historian and theologian Carl Trueman has chartered […] Read More
What price would you pay to follow Jesus? Join Travis as he talks with social media influencer Sandra Poenar in the second part of their conversation. In the first part, Sandra spoke about how she went out to LA to pursue the LA lifestyle and how Christ took hold of her, but in this second […] Read More
