The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill—this is the story we need right now. This podcast is a long, hard look in the mirror for much of the church in America today. It’s an incredibly well produced, thorough exploration of not just the Mars Hill story with Mark Driscoll, but also the narratives that have …
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.”Proverbs 31:8-9 NLT Stand in the gap, Church. If our voices are silent, how then can the love of Christ be in us? Who, then, can the …
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV Happy Good Friday, everyone! The Bible teaches us that the sinless One (Jesus Christ) became sin (or a sin offering) in our stead so that the punishment rightly …
In the midst of fearful times, don't fall prey to the subtle idolatry of fear. The steadfast God of peace is always with us, no matter the circumstances.
Does your desire for correction outweigh your compassion? Does your passion for right belief overpower your ability to simply be present with someone who is in pain and just needs to be listened to? These are sobering questions. A couple of weeks ago, the weight of them really hit me as I listened to one …
In our world full of differences—race and ethnicity, political parties, various views on sexuality and identity, heated debates about climate change (pun intended), differing theology and denominationalism, pop culture, etc.—it can be so easy to bracket ourselves into pockets of people with whom we agree, and staunchly separate ourselves from those with whom we disagree. …
Sometimes we forget that the purpose of our preaching is simple: to proclaim “Christ and him crucified”—to make God known to people, and to point those people toward Him, not ourselves. We forget that the power of the Gospel rests not in our words but in the Word of God, His story, and in the movement of His Spirit.