Lance Ralston

History & Holidays

The Gospel Comes to Ireland

Editor’s Note: This article was previously published on March 17, 2019. The rope was so tight around sixteen-year-old Patricius’ wrists that they’d bitten into the…

Lance RalstonMarch 12, 2024

History & Holidays

The Holiday Dilemma: Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

Each year many Christians are faced with the decision of what to do about the holidays. Can they celebrate with everyone else or should they…

Lance RalstonDecember 23, 2019

Culture

Taxes and Tithing: The Motive for Our Giving

On Thursday, October 10, in what was billed as CNN’s Equality Town Hall, then-presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke suggested churches and other nonprofit organizations ought to…

Lance RalstonNovember 8, 2019

Christian Living

Hate Always Bows to Love

At the end of one of the episodes of the TV miniseries, Band of Brothers, as Easy Company was marching into the Ardennes Forest, for…

Lance RalstonMarch 29, 2019

History & Holidays

The Gospel Comes to Ireland

The rope was so tight round sixteen-year-old Patricius’ wrists they’d bitten into the flesh. He no longer felt the sting of the saltwater from the…

Lance RalstonMarch 17, 2019

Christian Living

Are We Drifting Backward?

This is painful. I’m about to share something personal. It’s a lesson I learned years ago. I share it because it illustrates what I believe…

Lance RalstonFebruary 26, 2019

History & Holidays

The Legend & Lesson of St. Valentine

Roses are red. Violets are blue.Stuff about Valentine, We wish we knew. All we can say for sure is that there was indeed a pastor…

Lance RalstonFebruary 14, 2019

Discipleship Ministry & Leadership

Why I’m Called to Serve My City

I decided to run for a seat on the Oxnard City Council in the recent midterm elections, after it became clear that was what God’s…

Lance RalstonNovember 27, 2018

Culture

What Has Changed: The Convenient Contradiction of Modern Society

"A rash of school shootings" has people scratching their heads wondering why. Many locate the problem primarily in America’s love of guns. Each new campus…

Lance RalstonJuly 2, 2018

Christian Living

When Everything Falls Into Disorder

While Evangelical Progressives applaud recent cultural changes, those of the Conservative branch are concerned as traditional values are thrown over in favor of the Moral…

Lance RalstonJune 12, 2018

Ministry & Leadership

The Success of Succession: When Church Leaders Are Pressed to Compromise

When Protestants broke with Rome in the 15th Century, Rome countered the Protestant departure with a claim to Apostolic succession: "Look," they said, "Our leaders…

Lance RalstonMarch 7, 2018

Christian Living

Why I Need to Discern My Thought Life

In Deuteronomy 1, Moses spoke to a new generation about to enter the Promised Land. He gave them both a history lesson and reminded them…

Lance RalstonFebruary 7, 2018

Christian Living

The Church, the Culture and Corinth: Facing the Lack of Dignity in the 21st Century

The world is again in the grip of yet another realization that it's ways are bankrupt. The sexual revolution of the 60s has born more…

Lance RalstonJanuary 9, 2018

Christian Living

Jesus Brings (More) Life

While all God’s Word is inspired and profitable ( 2 Timothy 3:16), most Christians have favorite passages. Sometimes we talk about our “life verse” by…

Lance RalstonDecember 28, 2017

Culture

Hope Through the Flame: Facing the Southern California Fires

The Thomas Fire has been roaring to life in the hills near Santa Paula. High winds drove it relentlessly toward Ventura where it burned hundreds…

Lance RalstonDecember 14, 2017

The Gospel Comes to Ireland

The Holiday Dilemma: Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

Taxes and Tithing: The Motive for Our Giving

Hate Always Bows to Love

The Gospel Comes to Ireland

Are We Drifting Backward?

The Legend & Lesson of St. Valentine

Why I’m Called to Serve My City

What Has Changed: The Convenient Contradiction of Modern Society

When Everything Falls Into Disorder

The Success of Succession: When Church Leaders Are Pressed to Compromise

Why I Need to Discern My Thought Life

The Church, the Culture and Corinth: Facing the Lack of Dignity in the 21st Century

Jesus Brings (More) Life

Hope Through the Flame: Facing the Southern California Fires

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