When I was a kid, I remember my mother saying stuff like, “Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold.” And “See a penny pick it up, all day long, you will have good luck.” When we were walking on a sidewalk she would warn me to not […] Read More
Islam is on the rise. More than ever we are interacting with Muslims, but most of the time what we know about Islam is only what the media tells us. Join Travis as he has a Deep Conversation with Fouad Masri. Fouad is the founder of the Crescent Project which seeks to train Christians to […] Read More
We all need examples to follow. From the time we are young, we need people to show us different things. Whether it is how to shoot a basketball, how to run a business, how to cook, clean properly, we all are looking for examples to follow. Biblically speaking, we have one of the greatest examples […] Read More
Travis and Irwyn continue their conversation about Irwyn’s book, The Beautiful Community, and how we have a tendency to ghettoize ourselves. Yes, “ghettoize” is a word! They also talk about their children, obstacles to being part of God’s beautiful community, and the blessings of God when people pursue it. Hint, the world sees Jesus through […] Read More
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
