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Theology

A Second Look at the Third Person of the Trinity

A few summers ago, our family drove across the country and ended up visiting Yosemite National Park for a few days. On the final day,…
Culture

God’s Goodness in the Midst of COVID

Monday, May 11, began a new chapter in France's struggle with the Coronavirus. The time of confinement is transitioning into renewed activity. Many people are…
Theology

Is Romance Important to God?

Is Romance Important to God?That's a dangerous question to ask today. It's dangerous for at least two reasons. First, many people find it easy to…
Theology
Drifting from Dispensationalism: Addressing the Factors
Theology
The Bible Says It’s Sin
Theology
For the Card-carrying New Calvinist
Christian Living
Surrendering the Adrenaline: A Peace Offering
Theology
We will Not Die Before Our Time
Christian Living
My Christmas Theology Was Formed by Bing Crosby
Culture

Living In The Negative World

Throughout our lives many of us have heard older generations harken back to a time when Christians were accepted, praised, and embraced by the culture.…
Culture

Are Christian Refugees Here to Provide Guidance for the American Church?

When I pastored in Phoenix a few years ago, my assistant pastor was from a Middle Eastern country and a number of our church members…
Culture

Evan Wickham: Hope for Doubters & Deconstructionists

Why are Millennials and GenZ kids who grew up in the Church leaving in droves? How can we reach people struggling with doubt and deconstruction?…
Culture
Rural America Matters Too
Culture
Amanda Berry Smith
Christian Living
Marriage in the COVID-19 Age
Culture
The Link: King David Rare Discovery, Ministering in the Pandemic, Help with Sermon Prep & More
Christian Living
Cross-Cultural Christianity with Phil Metzger
Culture
Natural Disaster Prayer Update
Gospel

Practice Resurrection

Today (this weekend), people worldwide are remembering and celebrating the greatest event in human history- the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead! All human…
Gospel

What Exactly is Spiritual Thriving?

Everyone is focused on improving themselves during the COVID-19 crisis, but how does that work spiritually? Most people think of adding a lot of spiritual…
Gospel

Why Reaching the Lost Should Cost Us Everything

He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires…
Gospel
Despising the Shame
Gospel
A Box with a Lid: The Shared Fate of John Chrysostom and the Gospel
Culture
A Response To Jordan Peterson from a Protestant Christian Pastor
Gospel
To Kill or to Crown Jesus?
Gospel
The Essentials of Gospel Proclamation
Culture
Injustice, Deconstruction, & El Roi
Ministry & Leadership

20 Practices That Will Help You Serve Jesus for a Long Time in One Place

In this article, I want to consider twenty practices that will help you serve Jesus for a long time in one place. I began serving…
Christian Living

Keeping the Main thing the Main Thing

We were about six months into our church plant in Oregon, when I headed out one day to a nearby lake just to spend some…
Ministry & Leadership

How to Give an Altar Call Part 2

In a previous post I gave one important principle about the altar call: don't manipulate. We can manipulate in a call to decision by:Using bait…
Discipleship
Why I’m Called to Serve My City
Ministry & Leadership
Life & Leadership Lessons with Richard Cimino
Ministry & Leadership
To Where Are You Called: CCBC Paris Kickoff
Ministry & Leadership
God is in Seattle: A Compelling Interview with Pastor Wayne Taylor
Ministry & Leadership
Four Ways to be Commissioned in the City
Ministry & Leadership
Three Benefits of Seeing Christ in the Old Testament
Discipleship

The Making of a Miracle & the Myth of Super-Saints

When I was growing up, I read missionary biographies often.I read about Hudson Taylor, shocking the other missionaries in his eastern costumes. I discovered Gladys…
Discipleship

Unity, Love, and Social Action

I believe that apologetics is more than a defense. It’s the presentation of an alternative to, or correction for, a non-biblical worldview. This includes friendship…
Discipleship

Our Great Creator: A Study in the Book of Genesis

Have you ever asked yourself, How did I get here? Where did everything come from? What is the meaning of it all? The answers to…
Christian Living
Five Suggestions for Effective Daily Devotions
Discipleship
Are You Offended by Jesus’ Method?
Christian Living
A Time of Lament
Discipleship
True Repentance Requires A Broken Heart
Discipleship
Healing From Burnout
Discipleship
The Saturday Before the Dawn of Hope
Christian Living

Looking to Jesus — Part 1 of 2

The Bible often likens our Christian life to running a race, and it’s a great metaphor for a few reasons. First, running, like the Christian…
Christian Living

Corrie ten Boom Part 2: Women Worth Knowing

Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983): Join us for a two-part journey through the incredible life and testimony of Corrie ten Boom, one of the most well-known…
Christian Living

A Cure for Apathy

  “The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the…
Christian Living
Three Christlike Attributes We Find in the Warrior Caleb
Christian Living
Things to Remember About Mental Health
Christian Living
The Early Tree
Christian Living
5 Reasons We Need the Old Testament
Christian Living
Four Thoughts on How Our Spiritual Life and Family Life Must Intersect
Christian Living
Jesus, Prayer, and You