In their 2009 book, When Helping Hurts, Corbett and Fikkert explained how some of our attempts at helping the poor and impoverished actually set them back in ways we do not expect. It is a … Read More

My wife finds it strange, but I love the band Metallica. Most popular in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, this ridiculous heavy metal band put out a song on their Black Album entitled “My Friend … Read More

A few weeks ago a friend sent me an op-ed piece from the New York times entitled “The ‘Busy’ Trap”. In it the author, Tim Kreider, does an insightful job diagnosing a common affliction as … Read More

Last week some of our students returned from yet another week at Forest Home. All three of our groups (HS, JH and 5/6) have now gone and returned from a week of getting away into … Read More

by SBCC’s 5th & 6th Graders During Advent, the Youth Ministry took time, along with the larger body of SBCC, to reflect on the coming of Christ.  As we studied the theme of joy … Read More

(Erik works alongside Kelly Soifer in the youth ministry.  He also attends Fuller Seminary, is engaged to be married to Karis Jolley, and likes to eat meat.) No, G.K.  Chesterton (1874-1936) was not around long … Read More