Christianity Today has been a source of inspiration and information on critical issues facing Christians in every walk of life. Some articles have ignited my thinking that has led to further study resulting in several of my blog posts on Leadership (www.leadershippgl.wordpress.com). What I have found helpful are the interview with some “radical” Christian thinkers exposing the genesis of their unusual conclusions. My own books on starting your own business or struggling with your business (www.griffs10.com) have benefitted from the content of your publications, because, through the years I have come to understand that a Christian worldview integrates the sacred with the secular – they are one for the Believer. Too often the church has forgotten our commission is “as you are going, make disciples” – butcher, baker, candlestick maker – it does not matter. We are all called to be :living Christianity” each day.

I first began reading Christianity Today in High school. I was looking for help with my faith and found it there. The articles were often fascinating as they explained Bible passages and described ways I could improve in my relationship with the Lord. To this day, Christianity Today helps me better understand the world God made and how to minister in it. The contributors are not afraid to grapple with important issues. The newsletter, Leadership Journal, keeps me updated on current topics in leadership studies and provides insights I can use in my ministry at the university, as well as, my local church. I appreciate the faithfulness of the individuals who make Christianity Today a valuable resource.

Is it possible live in a world where easy answers don't exist? I hope so—and I pray that the church cultivates an environment where those seeking honest advice for life's greatest complexities and grievances can come. Perhaps we’ll be known for deep answers that heal the soul rather than shallow responses that only scar us.

That we all would truly strive to live out the Great commandment ... To love the Lord with all our heart and love our neighbor as ourselves.

I want the Church to have such a love for God and burden for the lost that it transforms our country and our world. I want the Church to be a light for Christ by displaying compassion for all people. I want the Church to care more for the spiritual and physical needs of people than for the size and grandeur of church building.

My hope for the church is that it re-discovers its purpose of fulfilling the Great Commission, and in unity works together to do just that.

My hope fir the church is that we realize we are all sinners and it is by grace alone that we are in church. My hope for the church is tamhat we will stop looking at others and start looking at Christ for what to do and what not to do. My hope for the church is that we return to our first love and fall in love with Him. My hope for the church is that we truly be His hands and feet, loving the unloved and unlovable. These are my hopes fir the church...live love.

That we would never replace rules for personal holiness. That the church would be the living embodiment of Christ's love for the world and would be welcoming and show inclusion for all; that we would no longer be more concerned about insulating ourselves from the world but embracing being a light in the darkest corners. We need to return to the main thing - Jesus Christ crucified for us and risen again, His redeeming love. Tear down the walls between believers of various denominations and lets show a united front of holy love to the world.

I just finished writing this morning on the weird phenomenon that divides the genders inside churches. I would hope that those of us within church leadership can help to shed the culture of side-hugs and eliminate the fear of being trapped in a room, alone, with a person of the opposite sex. Instead, we should take time to encourage one another (male or female) in their search for sound theology, in their struggle to live a life that reflects the gospel, in a family that no longer isolates male from female. We have subscribed to the hyper-sexuality of humanity and thus have created a church culture where men are afraid they will lust for their sisters in Christ and women are afraid men don't take them seriously. It's time to stop.

My hope for the church would be that instead of focusing on everyone else's faults and failings that we would learn to love as Christ did when He walked upon the earth. We allow the Holy Spirit to rule over the hearts of mankind intead of putting up a manmade standard for people to follow. I would love to be the generation that IS the bride of Christ instead of pretending to be the bride.