Webinar: Critical Theory and Racism in America
The protests and the rioting and looting that have broken out in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a group of police officers have...
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Jesus tells us that peacemakers are blessed. Peace in the Bible is not a negative, the absence of hostilities, but rather a positive that includes...
Racism and the Christian
Like people across the country and around the world, I have been disturbed by the killing of George Floyd and by the violence that has erupted in...
Discipling Online Worshippers
Two weeks ago, I posted the question, how are we going to disciple all the people who are coming to our online church services. How are we going to...
The State of Global Christianity
Gordon-Conwell’s Center for Global Christianity issued a report on the Status of Global Christianity. It highlights several surprising facts about...
Following Up With Online Worshippers
In the last blog post, I pointed out that attendance at online services during the current shutdown is many times higher than what we were getting...
COVID-19, Shutdowns, and the Church
I'm not happy about not being able to meet live for church, but consider: in England, ten times the number of people that were attending churches on...
Lenten Reflections
Lent is a period of 40 days preceding the celebration of Christ’s Passion. The word itself in English comes from an Old English word for Spring,...
On Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics
The scandal surrounding Dr. Larry Nassar, USA Gymnastics, and Michigan State University (my alma mater) is enough to make any right-thinking person...
The Reformation and the Sacraments
On this, the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation, a great many of the discussions focus on the “Five Solas of the Reformation,” a...