Church

It wasn’t too long ago when evangelism seemed like the end-all-be-all of the American church. Teaching and preaching were aimed at mobilizing God’s people for missional living.

Why is it that Christians have worshiped on Sunday—on the first day of the week as opposed to the last?

It’s hard to come to an agreement regarding the greatest threat to the church today.

I’m not asking if you believe the gospel. I’m asking, do you participate in it? Are its marks on your life? Are you invested in the fight?

We, who are perfectly loved by Jesus, don’t handle our differences very well.

Knowing that God sees, cares for, and understands their suffering will help a traumatized child move forward in their healing.

Hagar is an example of someone used and abused by the church, and there are many Hagars around us today.

The family gospel doesn’t save anyone. But it’s an important context for the true gospel of Christ to take root in our children’s hearts.

While many good things can happen outside of the church, none of them accomplish what Christ intends for his gathered people.

Jesus is the great church builder and he has a clear strategy from the beginning of his earthy ministry to create a new community, his church. The church is a specific community with a specific purpose.

I’m convinced that church online is by no means the ordinary, God-glorifying, spiritually healthy way he has called us to worship him.

Churches for “good people” who have their lives together don’t know how to address sin, so it has to stay hidden.