Education

This past week an historic statement was released by a group of church leaders called  THE MANHATTAN DECLARATION:  A CALL OF CHRISTIAN CONSCIENCE.   It…

Kids often ask great questions that help us think through our rituals.  Like….“daddy, why do we stand at baseball games to sing the national…

Our media elite habitually underestimate the power of religion and the power and consequences of ideas in modern life.   It has been absolutely fascinating…

“the noble army of martyrs praise thee.”  Te Deum Laudamas, an Early Christian hymn of praise, AD 387 We in the West are casual…

My dad’s father was a tough Scottish builder.  The story I’ve heard is that when he began to follow Christ, there was a radical…

Before you accuse me of a John and Joel fixation, hear me out. It’s John Calvin’s 500th birthday this year. So, naturally, I have…

First, let me be clear. My ultimate hope is not in cultural renewal. It is in Jesus Christ and his kingdom. My ultimate allegiance…

Church shopping. I hate the phrase. It sounds so….consumeristic! But at one point in our lives, most of us do it. Even pastors do…

There are books that, as a pastor, I need to read, but don’t really want to. It may be because they are light weight…