Why I’m very optimistic about church planting in 2021
While the news about Christianity in this country may seem grim on the surface, I have an optimism that is grounded in an unshakable foundation — on Jesus Christ and His love for the world.
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If God does not exist then injustice does not exist
Ironically, it is often those who rail the most against religion and against God who also protest the loudest against injustice and who point to the “problem of evil.” Yet, without God, there is no such thing as “injustice” since human beings have no “inalienable rights.”
Critical Race Theory: A make-work project for child psychologists? (pt 1)
A mother, an immigrant from Thailand, married to a Caucasian, read aloud from a letter she wrote to the Williams County School Superintendent detailing the tremendously disturbing emotional impact ...
Resist the Holy Spirit at your own peril
In my opinion, Christians today, not even realizing how serious it is, are still often resisting the Holy Spirit!
Why I advocate for women church planters as biblical and necessary
Yet, the great apostle did not achieve these things alone Paul always worked in teams To the delight of some and the consternation of others, Paul s church-planting teams included women
Joe Manchin, a rare American statesman
Statesmen make unpopular decisions, eschew partisan gain in order to protect the national interest by using superior judgment even at the cost of their own political standing.
Why Israel trip should be rite of passage for every Gen Z Christian
A recent Barna poll found that support for Israel among younger Evangelical Christians is falling Since 2018, backing for Israel dropped from 75 to 33 among evangelicals aged 18-29
Donald Dayton’s “Riff-Raff” Gospel from the Margins
Robert Wilson-Black remembers Donald W. Dayton, who died last May 2020. Dayton was an important interpreter of Evangelical, Wesleyan, Holiness, and Pentecostal traditions, revealing how they were connected and displaying how their roots were more entangled than historians had previously understood.
What does the Jewish community want from Jewish followers of Jesus?
When we say, “We believe in meeting in Messianic synagogues and following the biblical calendar,” we are called deceptive. When we reject Jewish tradition, we are told we are committing spiritual suicide, cutting ourselves off from our history and our people. When we honor Jewish tradition, we are told that we are impostors of the worst kind. To ask again: So, which is it? What do you expect us to do?
Ask Chuck: Stuck without a budget
My husband and I have good intentions when it comes to using money wisely, but we just don’t follow through. We need help!
