"Here is an exhaustive roundup of Christian sites...The emphasis is on "alternative" Christian resources. There are enough surprises to draw you in and keep you engaged for hours."
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Welcome. You've just stepped into a bold new universe. It's the universe as it is, right underneath our noses. It is the universe as it could be, if we all get to know each other, started swapping ideas, and praying with each other. You've just stumbled into the Library of the Alternative Christian Web.

Picture, if you will, the most eclectic library on the planet. In here are venerated old tomes and exuberant new scribbles, on shelves that stretch up arced ceilings and into your living room. These "books" are created, down through the millennia, by mavericks and ne'er-do-wells like yourself: Rag-tag seekers who are desperate for the Spirit's stirring, to reveal the face of Father God in His beloved Son, Jesus the Christ. Mike Morrell and Philip Scriber (that's us) are your librarians. We've buried ourselves in these volumes and are at your service. More than a broad Google, search, we've scoured the Internet for only the very best, and compiled these visual and audio treasures in a way that hopefully feels natural makes sense. Feel free to explore the lavish riches of the Lord with us, herein.
your brothers,

Mike Morrell and Philip Scriber

PS: Who are we? We are former roommates and alumni from Berry College and are part of a house church community in the Raleigh/Durham, NC, USA-area. Be in touch!

PPS: What has been in motion for five years (sparking a conference at Duke a couple of years ago) is now being born in our midst! Namely, an intentional house church community in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area. Mike and Jasmin have moved, as well as around a dozen other denizens of the divine. An article covering our initial conference at Duke can be read here.

Special Note: Wanna start a revolution? Then let's all meet face to face! One awesome way to do this is through Meetup. Meetup is a really cool program/website that facilitates the gathering of like-minded people the planet over, in your hometown. You put yourself on, tell where you're from, and pick out one day a month for you all to get together. Below are the two meetups that we're part of. If everyone who visited this site signed on to one or both of these Meetups, we'd all be more connected. We could eat together, share ideas, and maybe even touch the manifest presence of God! Check them out:

And without further ado...

Site Divisions

Contemplative Revelation: Union with God in Christ

God’s New Deal & Lavish Grace

The Persecuted Church Worldwide

Scripture Online

Great Books Online

Important and Treasured Writings From Excellent Authors

Audio-Visual Madness

Relational "Home" Church Life:

International Home Church Sites:

Articles About Home Church & Related

Radical Christ-Centered Political Alternatives:

Do you think you need to be a status-quo "Republican" or "Democrat" or "Ignoramus" when it comes to politics? Heck no! Support real, organic, Christ-honoring alternatives. Some of the best we've found are right here.

Pax Christi

Promoting the Peace of Christ in hearts and communities

Isaac/Ishmael Peace Initiatives

Can we pray that these will succeed?

Denominational Peace Fellowships

Now to our ears, "denomination" rhymes with "abomination”; we'll be happy when the post-denominational transition is complete and we'll no longer have to worry about the human-created institutions that divide sisters and brothers in Christ. But insofar as they're going to be with us for another decade or two, you should see what is going on in these denominations with regards to honoring Jesus, our Prince of Peace. A lot of the nitty-gritty work of creative, non-violent engagement with the powers is going on in these fellowships. Support them.

Consistently Pro-Life

What is "consistently pro-life," you might ask? Affirming life as God's gift in all situations. Resisting the the culture of death affirmed in abortion, the death penalty, euthanasia, and war. Read on...

Christlike Compassion

Not For Sale

Despite popular belief, slavery is alive and well today--stronger than it's ever been. Nonetheless! Through heightened spiritual awareness and action, human trafficking could become a thing of the past. These friendships, coalitions and campaigns are on the front lines of bringing this dream for justice into reality.

Not For Sale Campaign A coordinated effort of abolitionist groups worldwide

Simplicity and Holistic Living

Incredible, Edible Sites

H20 for Life

Development

As we are called to be the church incarnated in community, many of us are realizing that there are practical as well as spiritual dimensions to being healthy community. Here are some of the best sites looking at community and economic development from a transformational perspective.

The Creation In Christ

Thankfully, the "disposable earth" mindset (that had more to do with Western consumerism than authentic Christian faith) is disappearing, as believers are realizing that whether Jesus is returning next Thursday or not, He wants us to cherish and steward His Creation. Here are some of the lamentably few folks who are offering Christ-centered reflection on environmental problems and solutions.

Our Sisters In Christ

It is a spiritual fact that women are free in Jesus Christ, and are free to express themselves in the Christian community, in family, and the world as a whole. Unfortunately, due to lack of attentiveness to the Spirit, and lack of context from the Scripture, many in the Christian world wish to minimalize this freedom. We think this occurs at great expense to our sisters in the Lord, and we can no longer keep silent on the matter. Here are some resources that will benefit you, whether you are female or male.

Our Brothers In Christ

Lest you think we don't care about menfolk, here are some resources we've found helpful in rediscovering our full identities as men in Christ

New Covenant Counseling & Inner Healing

Prophetic & Revival

For more Spirit-filled resources, see our Worship section

Prophetic Personals

Celtic Christianity

Hebraic Roots/Messianic Jewish:

Native American Tribal Ecclesia

Rainbow People/Hippies

Punk Monks (Oh, you'll just have to see now, won't you!):

Bleeding Edge Punk and Goth

Magazines & Journals

PoMo Christian Webrags (As the modernist underpinnings & assumptions of Western society are crumbling, what are those who live by Jesus' life discovering? See these sites for healthy "deconstuction" and fresh vision):

'Blogs (People's online journals, or "Weblogs." Updated regularly, ideally daily) for the Peeps, and other personal sites:

Aggregate Blogs:

Blogs:

Blog Classics Blogs are normally envisioned as the stuff of ephermea; their value in their now-ness, their content worthless if not updated. But why must this be? Here are time-honored blogs that now rest, their snapshot of life intact.

Message Boards (Common communication for the Hoi Polloi--that's you and me): Big thanks to Wayne Maki for many of these links!

Jesus in Postmodern Context: Media Reports