What Were You Saved For?
Some of you grammar nazis will point out that the title of this should be, For What Were You Saved? But, proper grammar in this context takes away the impact. I want you to consider what were you saved for? We think often about all that we’ve been saved from. There is no shortage of videos of cardboard …
Apologetics: The Silent Argument
Evangelicalism has done poor job of transferring the Christian faith to the millennial generation. Rather than a robust theology that stands up under fire, many who grew up in youth groups throughout the 80s and 90s developed a fun and flimsy sentimental kind of faith. Church was a place you went to play games, sing …
Evangelism and Aliens
Martin had worked for an oil company for more than 20 years and was on his way to meet his new boss. He sat across the train from me and talked about his kids. His son was unruly and apparently a disappointment. He liked Donald Trump. He attended church at Christmas and for baptisms but felt …
Pray Boldly
We need to pray bold prayers. God hears bold prayers. God answers bold prayers. Maybe you remember some stories from the scriptures about boldness in prayer: A group of friends who dug through a roof to get their crippled friend to Jesus. A widow who went to a judge day after day and demanded justice …
On the Eve of Adoption
Nearly six years ago I posted a short blurb about Russ Moore’s book, Adopted for Life. In that post I mentioned that the book blessed me immensely. It is one of the few books in my library that I have read multiple times. In fact, I have it on mp3 and in paperback. I’ve listened to it …
Three Tiers of Worldview Preaching
As faithful preachers, our proclamation must be built around the objective truths of the gospel and our experiences of finding fulfillment in the Christian worldview and disappointment in secular worldviews. This is worldview preaching—preaching that works to supplant secular worldviews and the replace them with the Christian worldview. In our post-Christian culture, many of our …