Just over a year ago the COVID19 pandemic dramatically altered many of our core habits. In the span of just a few days, we stopped eating in restaurants and started cooking at home. (After we washed the groceries, of course!) …
The local church’s greatest vulnerability is the same as the greatest vulnerability of musk oxen in the Arctic. What? Stay with me. Recently my kids and I watched the National Geographic special The Kingdom of the White Wolf. It follows…
How could anyone not want to go to heaven? That was the question blaring in my mind as I sat across from a five year old girl that morning in Sunday school. When I was in middle school, I volunteered…
Have you ever attempted to read the entire Bible in a year? There are lots of great plans out there that can help you do this. Two of my favorites are the Read Scripture plan from The Bible Project and…
Introduction Imagine you’re gathered with friends—maybe your community group or Bible study group. You are talking about spiritual disciples—prayer, Bible study, generosity, stuff like that—and then someone says “But what about fasting? Is that something gospel Christians should do? Isn’t…
Since the coronavirus pandemic began unfolding, many have—rightly!—pointed to and drawn parallels between our moment and the moment C. S. Lewis addresses in his fantastic essay “On Living in an Atomic Age.” In that piece Lewis offers this wisdom: This…
Christians have a unique opportunity during the COVID19 pandemic: we can give the gift of hopeful realism that prompts people to ask about the hope that is in us. In his classic leadership book Good to Great, Jim Collins identifies…
Having an awareness and knowledge of Satan’s work is vital for Christians. In his latest book, Against the Darkness: The Doctrine of Angels, Satan, and Demons, theologian Graham Cole argues that given the increasing secular cultural context in which many…
It feels so weird for someone to be touching my forehead. That was the overwhelming thought racing through my mind the first time I attended an Ash Wednesday service. I was a seminary student and had started attending a wonderful…
One of our great privileges as a church is that we can partner with brothers and sisters in Christ around the world who are also doing the work of multiplying churches, disciples, and leaders. Together we are advancing this mission…