I used to think so and said so in print. Now I'm changing my mind.

A word’s meaning has been changing, and I haven’t realized it. I’m pretty sure the church hasn’t either.

COVID-19 quarantine got you down? Do church, don't just watch it. No experience necessary.

The phrase in the Declaration of Independence meant more to the Founders than we ever would have thought.

"Read this book. It'll help." Maybe. You can probably name books, articles, poems, lectures, interviews, or films that shaped you in a...

Since I stepped down from my job as a pastor a month ago, I've been in a novel position: looking for a church to go to as an ordinary...

In a couple previous posts (here and here) I've been meditating on how the gospel—the good news of Jesus—is the solution to all human...

A couple months ago I wrote a meditation on how the gospel of Jesus Christ solves all our problems. I have continued thinking about this...

Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus (1601) Discipleship means learning. (The Greek word for "disciple," mathétes, means "learner.") Making...

I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to apply the good news of Jesus Christ—a.k.a., the gospel—to one's life. A number of...

When a church develops (or redevelops) its strategy for ensuring that believers become disciples who grow and multiply, there are seven...

What are the basic ingredients of positive character change? Four: distress, truth, the Holy Spirit, and intimacy. Distress is the...