Church

How do we speak about scandals in the church with a confused and often hostile culture? Here are a few suggestions.

As with most actions, baptism requires explanation. What does it mean to be baptized “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 28:19)?

If you asked ten people how to grow in grace you might hear ten different answers. And many of the answers might have little scriptural support. So is there a sure way to become more Christ-like?

Most of us have suffered the wounds of betrayal in some form or another.

What makes a baptism a baptism? If you dunk someone in your bathtub, is that a valid baptism?

Why would we subject ourselves to something that’s unfamiliar and inconvenient?

While I was half a world away from my own family, this Christian woman mothered me with a sustaining tenderness, opening her home and her heart to a stranger who could barely speak her language.

The book of Revelation says that anybody who adds or subtracts from the word of God will be punished. How does that work?

Eschatology is the study of the last things—the end times.

Who are the true people of God? The phrase replacement theology is sometimes used to describe those who have a covenantal way of answering this question.

Does going to church make you a Christian? Is showing up on Sunday and sitting in a pew what makes you a disciple of Jesus?

As a pastor, I’ve had countless conversations with people hurt by religious authority. One would hope that words like coercive, corrupt, and manipulative would never be used to describe church leadership, but sadly that’s not the case. If you’re one of the wounded and you have turned your back on Christianity due to the experience, I want to plead with you to reconsider your response for three reasons: