The Steps of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today will be marked by a number of appropriate celebrations, memorials and reminders of Martin Luther King, Jr and his steps through history. He marched one step at a time from an outcast to a national hero, and this date stands as an important one for all Americans to unravel the complicated history of our… Continue reading The Steps of Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Gospel Correct Word in a Politically Correct World

Political correctness remains one of the most discussed and feared topics of modern life. There isn’t a spoken, written or tweeted word that sooner or later will be measured by the latest and often shifting standards of political correctness. The rules tend to change with surprising frequency, but the latest iteration of what “should be”… Continue reading A Gospel Correct Word in a Politically Correct World

To Refuge or not to Refuge? Is That the Question?

The recent Paris attacks have thrust into the international spotlight a number of issues that have been boiling under the surface for American evangelicals who long to see a gospel witness extended to the nations and at home. With at least one of the bombers having ties to the recent flood of refugees out of… Continue reading To Refuge or not to Refuge? Is That the Question?

The Questioning Faith

We rightly translate the opening word of Gen 1:1 by the phrase “In the beginning.” However, this word also has two other possible understandings, “By wisdom” and “By the firstborn.” That is, in choosing this word as the Bible’s opening phrase, the author draws us into the text with a claim of God as creator… Continue reading The Questioning Faith

Being Discipled to Make Disciples who Make Disciples

Despite the great flurry of activity that marks our local church gatherings, we quite often fail to produce disciples who make disciples. That is, while the heart of the church’s mission is to make disciples (Matt 28:16–20), the work of our churches and the individuals who comprise a local church usually reflect a number of… Continue reading Being Discipled to Make Disciples who Make Disciples

Parenting my Children away from Idols and toward Jesus

Few things grieve this father more than watching my own children fight each other. Their conflicts that reflect the struggles that I had with my sisters and that my dad had with his brothers and so on usually do not emerge from a rotten child afflicting a poor, good child: the tale of a dastardly… Continue reading Parenting my Children away from Idols and toward Jesus

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