by Philip Chryst | Nov 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Growing up, I had a friend who was a “Bible thumper.” He was the equivalent of the Spanish Inquisition with Southern Baptist theology. What he was saying was out of the Bible, technically, but instead of using scripture as a scalpel, he liked to wield it as a broad...
by Philip Chryst | Sep 21, 2015 | Our Apology
Brandi Carlile continues by writing: “You see the smile that’s on my mouth, It’s hiding the words that don’t come out, And all of my friends who think that I’m blessed, They don’t know my head is a mess, No, they don’t know who I...
by Philip Chryst | Sep 3, 2015 | Our Apology
“So many stories of where I’ve been And how I got to where I am But these stories don’t mean anything When you’ve got no one to tell them to It’s true…I was made for you” Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile sang these words and they ring true here at The Anchor. We are...
by Philip Chryst | Sep 1, 2015 | Our Apology
Hypocrites. If you glance through the headlines or talk long and deep enough with a Christian, this thought will likely run through your mind. And its true. We are sometimes. Paul echoed this when he wrote, “For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not...
by Ryan Quanstrom | Aug 27, 2015 | Our Apology
Are you “Spiritual but not religious?” You are not alone. There are millions of people like you. Your ideology is common enough for some people to even make an acronym for you: SBNP. I am always curious to talk with SBNR people. Each story is unique. How did you come...
by Ryan Quanstrom | Aug 16, 2015 | Our Apology
“We ask for your forgiveness for making the church into a dangerous place to be honest with your struggles. We have made following Jesus a self-enrichment exercise – rather than an authentic and vulnerable gathering of people that are moved with compassion.” In the...
by Philip Chryst | Aug 8, 2015 | Our Apology
You can always tell which one is the pastor. They’re the more distinguished looking one in a suit or dress – or tailored jeans and a collared shirt – or robe with a stole. They’ll be the ones shaking everyone’s hand at the back of the church as people enter and...
by Philip Chryst | Aug 4, 2015 | Our Apology
We ask for your forgiveness for having a ‘Golden Ticket’ mentality in which we wrongly assume that if we just say certain magical words or perform unique rituals, God is required to accept us into Heaven. We then can go and continue living our lives filled with...
by Philip Chryst | Jul 31, 2015 | Our Apology
So many times in modern culture we lack the skill to be vulnerable. Society makes it very easy for us to hide: we can photoshop our physical imperfections on social media and we post the edited version of our life on Facebook and Twitter. This same scenario is played...
by Philip Chryst | Jul 30, 2015 | Our Apology
We ask for your forgiveness for making the church into an expensive ad for something cheap. We have focused so much on buildings, land, and wealth, that we have forgotten the simplicity of meaningful relationships with each other and with God. During the summer of...
