Back to the New Normal
New normals are always sneaking up on us. Preachers ignore them to their peril and the peril of our hearers.
A Postmodern Pandemic still Needs the Gospel - with Scott Keith of 1517
Kids - you'll never know the freedom of "come home with the streetlights on". But don't worry, be nostalgic for the Gospel of Jesus!
Preaching to Those Called to be Consumers
Twenty-first century North American believers face challenges unique in the history of God’s people, for we have an abundance of the material gifts of God unparalleled in human history.
What Color Is Jesus?
Throughout the centuries and throughout earthquakes, famines, kingdoms falling and rising, God's Word has moved forward. Picking up pieces, people, lives, sins, and hopelessness only to turn them into diamonds through His Grace!
Hashtag Preaching and Whack-a-Mole Worship
When the direction of preaching is dictated by the hashtag issues of the day, the pulpit becomes the perpetual servant of CNN and Fox News. The news and social media cycle, with its chameleonic alterations from this all-important issue (this week) to that next-all-important issue (next week), does not create a rhythmic dance for the church but a sort of…