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November 2019

November 19, 2019

Can We Jump Off the Chick-Fil-A Outrage Train?

Not surprisingly, people are mad at Chick-fil-a. What's surprising is who is mad at them:...

October 2019

October 25, 2019

Is Kanye West a Modern-Day Saul of Tarsus?

Is Kanye West really a Christian, or is this a publicity stunt? The skepticism of...

October 07, 2019

The Beautiful Gospel According to Hillsong

If you're still of the mindset that modern worship songs are devoid of rich theology,...

June 2019

June 19, 2019

5 Powerful Lessons We Can Learn From David and Goliath

The world famous battle between David and Goliath has incredible meaning for us even today....

January 2019

January 10, 2019

6 Signs You May Be Attending a Modern Old Testament Church

Old Testament thinking has infiltrated too many churches that claim to follow Jesus and the...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

5 Power Boosters That Can Make Your Next Invitation to Church More Effective

Unchurched and dechurched people are more willing to come to church during the Christmas season...

September 2017

September 05, 2017

Fatal Flaws in the Nashville Statement on Sexuality and Gender

The Nashville Statement on sexuality and gender has drawn a line in the sand for...

August 2017

August 11, 2017

4 Things Every Lost Person Wants (And How Your Church Can Provide Them)

If lost people aren't coming to your church it's not that they're not curious about...

June 2017

June 15, 2017

The Spirit-Less Death Spiral for Churches

When the Holy Spirit is removed from a church, there's a predictable and destructive death...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

Andy Stanley vs Albert Mohler: Is Belief in All the Bible a Litmus Test for Salvation?

What are two heavyweights of the evangelical world fighting about? Where does the Bible fit...

September 19, 2016

Don’t Be the Preacher That Drops the Ball at the 1-Yard Line

Don't be that preacher that drops the ball by failing to do this one important...

September 06, 2016

Why Football Season Tears Into Your Church Attendance and What We Can Learn From It

Football season always tears into church attendance. Rather than merely complain again this year, let's...

June 2016

June 14, 2016

What Ed Stetzer Gets Right About Southern Baptists (And How to Fix It)

What the Southern Baptist 'stat guy' gets right about our decline, and the one thing...

April 2016

April 01, 2016

Introducing: New Wineskins

Change is hard. Change is uncomfortable. Change is absolutely necessary. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Baptist by...

September 2015

September 27, 2015

Something New at www.joshdaffern.com

Hey everyone, I've got a new idea I want to test launch tomorrow morning. Thanks...

September 17, 2015

Fall Break

I'm heading out of town for the next several days. I'll pick up my blog...

September 10, 2015

Story of Hope: Brenda and Esmerelda

Last week our church had a mission team working in the Haitian slums of Barahona, Dominican...

September 07, 2015

Happy Labor Day

Have a great day! See you tomorrow.

August 2015

August 29, 2015

Prayer for the Weekend

Heavenly Father, this morning as I start this weekend, I humbly come before you and ask:...

August 26, 2015

Why Does God Allow Persecution?

A marching band in Brandon MS wasn't allowed to play at the half time of...

July 2015

July 01, 2015

July Sabbatical

Hey gang, First I want to say 'thanks' to all of you who read and...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

5 Ways to Recover the Boldness of the Early Church

Even a light read through the book of Acts reveals a church that's markedly different...

June 16, 2015

One of the Greatest Proofs of the Divinity of Jesus

In a skeptical world, how can we know that Jesus truly was the son of...

June 11, 2015

Repost: 10 Things the Church Puts Ahead of Reaching People

Yesterday this blog post just passed 250,000 page views, making it the most viewed blog...

June 10, 2015

Bucket Illustration of Why Some Churches Grow and Some Don't

Last week while talking through the importance of Acts 1 in the early church (when...

June 03, 2015

My Sermon to our Daughter Church in the Haitian Slums

Last Sunday I had the privilege of preaching at the church (Iglesia no Denominacional Justificados...

May 2015

May 04, 2015

Story of Hope: Jennifer

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a...

March 2015

March 20, 2015

Hope Story: Melissa

Want a story of hope to remind you that God is still moving today? Watch Melissa's...

March 19, 2015

'Church' Shouldn't Be in the Bible

It's a conspiracy theory a thousand years in the making. When you think of a...

March 18, 2015

The Thing the Church Can Do Infinitely Better Than Society

Churches are always competing with society. We're in a battle for the hearts and minds...