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Professions of Faith at Crusades: Good News or Reason for Doubt?

article January 9, 2023
I confess I grow weary of some believers’ responses to good news, especially related to evangelism. Instead of believing the best, as Christians sometimes we seem to chronically believe the worst. I remember the negative responses I received years ago when I shared a follow-up report on my Facebook about “Harvest America,” Greg Laurie’s crusade in Texas.

The Doctrinal Crisis in American Evangelical Churches: What Can We Do?

article September 30, 2022
Most readers have likely heard about individuals having a crisis of faith. We’ve learned terms such as “exvangelical” and “deconstruction.” We are sometimes familiar with entire churches, even denominations, who have lost their faith. But while it is not the first to do so, a poll released last week should serve as a dramatic wake up call to evangelical churches and their pastors.

Diagnosing Deconstruction: Four Root Causes

article June 20, 2022
I love this article by Joshua Ryan Butler, lead pastor of Redemption Tempe, a thriving church near Arizona State University. What he wrote has the ring of truth—in all four causes for what is popularly called deconstruction, and which used to be called “loss of faith.”  

Care for the Lambs: Reaching Children with the Love of Jesus

article June 17, 2022
Several months ago, Nanci read this to me from her Charles Spurgeon devotional. I found it very touching, and applicable to the subject of children and teaching them to follow Christ.

Our Mission: Make More Disciples and Fewer Performers

article June 13, 2022
What we need in our churches today are fewer actors and more sold-out followers of Jesus—converted people living lives centered on Jesus, the King of kings. And the good news is, there truly are many such people in our churches. Our goal should be to cultivate more and more of them. 

Along with Solid Doctrine, the Body of Christ Needs Gracious Culture and Lasting Friendships

article January 17, 2022
Ray Ortlund’s directness and humility in this article are refreshing. I SO loved what he had to say here about the importance of orthodox doctrine (truth), and also gracious culture and lasting friendships (grace).

Finding a Church That Suits Our Every Need and Desire Is Not the Ultimate Purpose of Church

article December 8, 2021
I am convinced that it is permissible to both seek churches that adhere to the inerrancy of Scripture and provide opportunities for growth, while also satisfying some of our cultural and stylistic proclivities. BUT I have realized that even the search for the perfect church can become an idol.

Can Streaming Church Online Be Beneficial? Is There a Contradiction Between Watching One Church Online and Attending Another?

article December 1, 2021
I can only imagine how difficult attending a church without your spouse would be, so I don’t minimize that, nor the driving to get to church. That’s tough. But I keep going back to the piece of needing face to face fellowship.

Healing a Pandemic of Disunity: The Love of Christians Is the Gospel’s Greatest Defense

article November 15, 2021
I read Francis Schaeffer’s The Mark of the Christian shortly after it was published in 1970. I was 16—a new believer studying how to defend gospel truth to friends and family. Yet Schaeffer called Christian love and unity “the final apologetic,” the ultimate defense of our faith. 

Russell Moore on Loving the Hurting Exvangelical

article November 12, 2021
This is a remarkable and heart-touching article from Russell Moore. It’s really about a different kind of ex-evangelical—not those who embrace heresy and sexual sin—but those who have been deeply hurt by the evangelical churches they’ve been part of, and never want to go through that pain again.
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