Phill Lytle

Grieving woman

Literature Misc Theology

The Rough Draft of Solace

May 17, 2017August 19, 2019 Phill Lytle 14 Comments Joy, Psalms, Pain, Grief, Hope, Aslan, Anger, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Sorrow, Comfort, Doubt, John, 2 Corinthians, C.S. Lewis, The Return of the King, The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian, The Silver Chair, Jill Pole, Rejoice, Galatians, Eustace Clarence Scrubb, Samwise Gamgee, Frodo Baggins, Mount Doom, Lazarus, Mary, Martha, Cancer

Searching for hope in difficult times. (2155 words)

The Arts The Five Music

Five Petra Songs That Taught Me the Truth

April 21, 2017February 26, 2021 Phill Lytle 31 Comments Bible, Matthew, Romans, Psalms, Suffering, Christian Living, Death, Truth, Luke, Petra, Christian, Revelation, John, 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, Not of this World, Beat the System, This Means War!, On Fire, More Power to Ya, Rose Colored Stained Glass Windows, Stand in the Gap, 1 Chronicles, James, Ezekiel, 1 Timothy, Hollow Eyes, You Are My Rock, Grave Robber, Hebrews, 1 Corinthians

Petra was more than just music to me.

The Arts The Five Film Reviews Theology

Five Movie Resurrections and Why They Matter

April 14, 2017May 4, 2017 Phill Lytle 4 Comments Jesus, Movies, Resurrection, Film

Resurrection on the silver screen.

Reading Ever On, Book

Literature The Arts Reviews

Reading Ever On: March 2017

April 12, 2017July 18, 2019 Gowdy Cannon, Ben Plunkett, Michael Lytle, Phill Lytle and Nathan Patton 7 Comments Andrew Peterson, Harry Potter, Reading, Books, J.K. Rowling, The Wingfeather Saga, Tim Keller, Brandon Sanderson, Book Review, Robert Alter, Michelle Alexander, Wayside School, Louis Sachar, Timothy Keller, Mistborn, Stephen Lawhead, The Pendragon Cycle, Candice Millard, James Garfield

These are the books we read in March.

Current Events Theology

Easter Refocused

April 5, 2017March 31, 2021 Phill Lytle 6 Comments Jesus, Easter, Rituals, Traditions

Easter is too important to get lost in an egg hunt.

Satire Current Events Misc The Five

Five Strong Indicators You are Likely Dealing With a Racist

March 31, 2017September 14, 2017 Phill Lytle 2 Comments Race, Racism, Racist

There are racists everywhere. Here is how to spot them.

Doubting Faith

March 27, 2017August 20, 2019 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Christianity, Faith, Belief, Doubts

Does my faith have any room for doubts?

Current Events Misc The Five

Memories From West End

March 17, 2017January 30, 2019 Ben Plunkett, Gowdy Cannon and Phill Lytle 11 Comments College, FWBBC, Welch, West End

Our staff revisits their time on West End Avenue.

Current Events The Five

In Honor of Middle Names

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 Ben Plunkett, Gowdy Cannon, Mark Sass, Nathan Patton and Phill Lytle 4 Comments Middle Names

Join us as we celebrate the often overlooked middle name.

The Arts Music Theology

God Gave Rock and Roll To You

March 8, 2017August 7, 2019 Phill Lytle 6 Comments Scripture, God, Jesus, Praise, Rock and Roll, Secular, Sacred, Worship, Holy, Mundane, Philippians, Daniel, Collective Soul, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, The Beatles, Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, Lion's Den, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Eugene Peterson, Gilbert Meilaender

Finding the sacred in the secular.