TOPIC INDEXChristian History (18)

  1. Church Fathers: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation

    book
    07/25/22
    19 mins
    By Chad Bird
    You will not be disappointed in this Champion of the Incarnation.

  2. How a Small, Country Congregation Became a Megachurch Overnight

    book
    07/26/21
    8 mins
    By Chad Bird
    This tiny rural church would bulge at the seams with worshipers from realms seen and unseen, all mixed together in the adoration of the Lamb.

  3. The God I Don't Believe In

    book
    11/26/19
    12 mins
    By Chad Bird
    When I hear people describe the god they don’t believe in, no longer believe in, or can’t bring themselves to believe in, I often nod in agreement. Yes, as a follower of Jesus, I do not and would not believe in that god either.

  4. 40 Minutes in the Old Testament Live From HWSS

    book
    10/25/19
    1 min
    By Chad Bird Daniel Emery Price Erick Sorensen
    This episode was recorded live at the Here We Still Stand conference.
  5. book
    10/17/19
    2 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis Scott Keith Loso Delwyn Campbell David Zahl Jared C. Wilson Elyse Fitzpatrick Jessica Thompson Jim Nestingen Valerie Thur Cindy Koch Donavon Riley Chad Bird Steven Paulson Daniel Emery Price
    An annual three day event, designed to center your faith in Christ for you, based in the Scriptural truths rediscovered in the Reformation.

  6. A Cynic Walks into a Church

    book
    11/08/18
    12 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The more that we hear the law, the more we recognize others as those who, like us, are torn and tattered by the wounds of sin and brokenness.

  7. Studying the Bible with Dead People

    book
    04/21/18
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The greatest, wisest, most mind-blowing teachers in the church are all dead. Yes, they’re fully alive with Christ, but for our purposes, they’re dead.

  8. What a Trail Taught Me About Worship

    book
    12/04/17
    12 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In an age when the phrase “new and improved” applies to everything from phones to marriages, when we as a nation mimic juveniles, lustily pursuing the next new thing, the worst decision a church can make is to cater to this weakness.

  9. We All Show up Late for Church

    book
    11/25/17
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Our little congregation is part of a much larger church—the body of Christ, both here on earth as well as in heaven. And that church worships 24/7, never ceasing in its adoration of Jesus our Savior.

  10. How Churches Become Morality Clubs of Religion

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    11/19/17
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    We strive, in short, to master the art of swatting mosquitoes. And all the while, we remain blind to the fact that in pulpit after pulpit, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is as rare as Merry Christmas inside a synagogue.

  11. The Faulty Foundation of The Benedict Option

    book
    05/15/17
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Some form of the Rule of Benedict will not save or reinvigorate the church. The church already has what the church needs to do her work in the world: she has the Gospel.

  12. When Denominations Think They're God's Chosen Group

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    05/06/17
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    You may be surprised to discover that, rather than changing your theology, these other voices deepen and expand it in ways that never would have happened if you listened only to the “approved” voices.
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