Winning the Trans Battle, But Losing the Trans War?
For all of the gains of the last few years, I am not ready for a victory lap
Opinion
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Pastoring in pandemic: Distress that drives us closer (Pt 1)
It’s a new way to pastor, and that means a new kind of pastoral stress.
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When We Get Our Crisis Backward
In the disorienting last few days, it feels our society is reading Exodus 32 backward. We’ve started with a plague, moved to inappropriate revelry, and now seek to worship a statue of a cow.
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The Bible is no myth
Atheists and skeptics have consistently asserted that the Bible is nothing more than a collectivized set of fairy tales whose historical validity is on par with Aesop s fables But is this the case
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What Would Dolly Do?
I’m not sure why my water bottle sticker prompts questions. Perhaps it’s the question that draws them in. They’ve heard the phrase “what would Jesus do” many times, but "what would Dolly do?" is a new question for them to ponder.
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How to boost your immune system and fight the coronavirus
It seems more like a fright and flight reaction. But now it is time for a fight reaction!
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Remembering Fanny Crosby, Queen of Gospel Song Writers
All of you old-timers like me who grew up in Baptist, Methodist, or other “evangelical” churches know the name Fanny Crosby, the blind woman who wrote more gospel songs/hymns than anyone else in history. She was born 200 years ago this month.
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Ask Chuck: Is there hope for this economic crisis?
I will summarize for you what I have learned over the past few days from interacting with the people I trust It boils down to three scenarios
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Banning ‘conversion therapy’
Ideology, not evidence, is the primary force driving the push to “affirm” gender confusion and ban any other type of therapy. Another force is emotional manipulation.
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Jubilee in a Time of Pandemic
Despite people hoarding toilet paper as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the globe, I see hopeful signs that suggest deep down we know we’ve not been doing right as a society. We might call these moments of Jubilee.
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Reflections on the mercy of God after the National Day of Prayer
It is true that God is a righteous Judge who will one day pour out His wrath on a rebellious world. But the overwhelming emphasis of Scripture is not on the wrath of God but rather on His mercy.
