How to Make the Most of Your Christian Tradition
You cannot read the New Testament apart from some tradition. Even the most jiving and thriving of Pentecostal churches has a normal way of doing Sunday morning worship that does
Reality Check: Is this “Gospel Culture” or Just “Salvation Culture” ?
Evangelicalism is known for at least two words: gospel and (personal) salvation. Behind the word gospel is the Greek word euangelion and evangel, from which words we get evangelicalism and
Enemies: An Unexpected Source of Character Growth
I became something else, something other than what I naturally would have become, by becoming an evangelical pastor. Do not underestimate the difficulty of the task. While I generally agree
Turning Grass-Munchers into Spiritual Champions — One Way to Fulfill the Great Commission
We’re not just wanting to keep Christians happy and growing. We aren’t attempting to lure believers from other churches by having glitzier services and better programs. We’re starting with hard-core
Becoming A “Watch-Worthy” Christ Follower
“Watch me, dad. Watch me.” There are few imperatives a father hears more often from his children than “watch me.” It’s a plea for us to recognize that whatever our son
A Christ-Shaped Vacuum (Or, Why Preaching Should Create a Crisis)
Faithful biblical teaching should, and will, produce a response. And people’s response should, through the presence and work of the Holy Spirit, reflect the response that the biblical text itself