Tag: Church

• Hope For, But Not In, Evangelicalism

  I still believe the best days for Evangelicalism are ahead, not behind. But I say this well aware that Evangelicalism in the United States is experiencing a multi-faceted crisis of…

  

• Truth From The Dark Places of Church

  There’s a line from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness that I can’t shake. “This also has been one of the dark places of the earth.” The place? London. A place…

  

• Against Christian Nationalism

  Christian Nationalism is a form of theological syncretism, a blending of religion & politics. It hijacks Christian Scripture, symbolism, and imagery to promote American glory & good as ultimate. In…

  

• 5 Great Quotes: Corrie ten Boom

  Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) was a Dutch holocaust survivor, and a follower of Jesus. Before being placed in Nazi concentration camps, she was instrumental in hiding European Jews fleeing the…

  

• Humility Is Now and Always The Way Forward

  What do you do while the world waits for history? Of all the surprises in 2020, this election was actually on the calendar. We circled the date. A big moment…

  

• Can You Believe It?

  To the followers of Jesus today who are hurting & alone on National Coming Out Day: Jesus sees you today in your silence when many do not. Can you believe…

  

• Life As The Crucified

  In America and much of the post-Christian West, the cross has lost its meaning. Jesus’ first century audience knew the cross had just one meaning, death. Yet the cross was…

  

• We The American Church: When Faith and Politics Collide

  American Christians are divided on multiple fronts, none more apparent than politics. We need to navigate this moment in a way that honors the Name we claim to represent. To…

  

• This Is Our 1968

  The year was 1968. MLK, assassinated. Some actually celebrate, some cry. RFK too. Riots in major cities. Segregation on the ballot. Pain. War. It was a bad year for America.…

  

• Jesus Says This Matters

  If you keep a Spiritual trophy case somewhere in your soul, Jesus would like a word. I know, because he’s in the process of clearing mine out. We so quickly…