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CREATE: An Intentional Christian Community



Three years ago, I got a work study job working with inner city kids through my college. I started it so it would look good on my resume and help me get a good paying teaching job after I finished school. On the first day, I rode the bus just twenty minutes, and I was met by a classroom of smiling four-year-olds. The majority of them came over the me and rubbed my skin and held their arms up to mine. It took me a few seconds to realize, but they were so fascinated with me because they had never seen a white person before.
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Top 10 Posts of 2009



2009 was a big year for the Wrecked community.  In addition to doing a complete revamp on the website, we added several new sections.  The following articles represent our Top 10 most read posts in 2009. Take a look and see why!   10. Girls Watch Porn: An Interview With Crystal Renaud Written by Wrecked for the Ordinary   Crystal Renaud began Dirty Girls Ministries in Fe...
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Interview with Stuff Christians Like Author Jon Acuff



Stuff Christians Like is a blog authored by Jonathan Acuff. Started in March of 2008 in reaction to the blog Stuff White People Like, Acuff takes a semi-satirical look at the world of Christian culture with the overarching question, "Does the stuff we like ever get in the way of the God we love?" Through the use of humor, Acuff attempts to reveal to readers how their faith is affected by the things they like.
 
We recently had the opportunity to interview Acuff to learn more about Stuff Christians Like and get a glimpse of his passion and upcoming projects, including an SCL book!
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Tribes: Leaving Christianity as a Destination



You make your way through the long checkout and hand over the goods and use your medium of exchange to purchase some snacks for tonights' game. You communicate by using the language of the tribe. You use the tools of the tribe, like the bags they use to carry the goods. In that moment, you are a part of their tribe. The tribe of Wal-Mart.   You go to a football game and people in ...
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Invite or Invade: The Art of Christian Community



When it comes to the impact we long to have as human beings, we must be intelligent in how we approach our relationships.  To build and develop true relational influence, we have to be invited into someone's relational space as opposed to what we sometimes do, which is invade someone's relational space.
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Conversations That Change Everything



Conversations are what we do as human beings -- we talk, we listen, and we exchange words with one another. Some of us tend to talk more, while others tend to listen more, but if you have any doubt that conversations virtually define our human experience, listen to these statistics.   The average person says between 13,000 and 20,000 words per day.  Men speak approximately 4.68 million...
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Friday Five: Remembering 9/11



Yes, we know, we're not original by taking time out to remember 9/11.  Still, though, we need to.   1. Where were you when you first learned about the terrorist attacks?   2. Did you know anyone who was the victim of one of the attacks?   3. Had you ever been to the World Trade Center prior?   4. Have you been to ground zero?   5. What gave you hope in t...
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Friday Five: Clothing Optional



How many of you clicked into this article because you were like, "What?  Clothing optional?!?!  I've got to check this out!" Yeah, we thought most of you probably did.  Sickos.  You should be ashamed! This week's Friday Five is all about clothing.  But, despite the title, clothing is not optional.  So you better not be naked while you're responding to these ...
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Friday Five: In Your Dreams



What are dreams?  Are the messages from God?  Maybe.  Are they reflections of our subconscious?  Could be. At Wrecked, we think they are sources for entertainment.  Entertain us, therefore,  with your dreams! 1. Do you have any recurring dreams?  What about? 2. What is the worst dream you've ever had? 3. What is the best dream you've ever had?...
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Ownership



Let's say you moved into a new house. Unknown to you, the gas pipes make a constant whining noise.  So, you find the sound of your high end, surround sound system doesn't sound quite right.   But since you are unaware of the gas pipes making noise you spend a lot of time and money upgrading your speakers, equalizing your system and changing the acoustics of your ro...
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