Jonah has had a transforming experience. He had been living his faith his way. Look where it got him. God wasn’t interested in making Jonah sorry, though; God is interested…
You can reinvent yourself, as many times as you like; if David Bowie and Madonna can do it . . . That’s either foolishness or it’s power. Remember, power is…
There are times when I’m encouraged to think that, deep down, the world doesn’t want to banish Christ from Christmas. Deep down, the world knows it needs Christ, needs God,…
God’s Word concludes with a beginning. It seems fitting to conclude our time with Luke, to conclude this liturgical year, with words from the beginning of Luke’s telling of the…
It doesn’t exactly feel as if my demons have submitted yet, but maybe they just want me to think they haven’t. The truth is they’re done. They’ve lost. They aren’t…
At some point, you may have wondered why we do church the way we do. If you worship elsewhere when you’re on vacation—I hope you do!—you’ve noticed that different churches…
On our way to Pentecost, I’m considering Baptist pastor and church consultant Thom Rainer’s insights regarding a decline in evangelism in the church over the past, well, decades. The Acts…
Seven years ago, pastor and student of church effectiveness Thom Rainer identified several reasons why churches have become less evangelistic.[1] Rainer had his Baptist constituency mostly in mind, since Presbyterians,…
There’s no question that God wants to be known, though He will not force anyone to acknowledge Him, until the day He does. Until then, He speaks His Word, opening…
I shall not be moved. This psalm doesn’t use those words, yet that’s the sense of this song of praise. If God is for us—and He is—who can successfully be…