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September 2017

September 21, 2017

Jesus and the Kegger

If we walked up on Jesus today hanging out with an unsavory crowd, would we...

September 14, 2017

A Dangerously Biblical Way to Look at Those on the Other Side

If you are ready for something different besides self-justified judgment and condemnation, try this biblical...

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 25, 2017

If the Aim of Your Preaching Is to Teach the Bible, You’re Selling Your People Short

What's wrong with preachers preaching and teaching the Bible? Nothing, as long as they don't...

August 03, 2017

If This is Your Excuse Why Your Church Isn’t Growing, Please Stop Using It

If you've ever used the phrase, "God never called us to be successful, he called...

June 2017

June 22, 2017

10 Toxic Traditions That Are Killing the Church

There are traditions near and dear to the heart of every church that can become...

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...

June 06, 2017

If You Want to Break Up With Beth Moore, Pick a Better Reason

If you want to accuse Beth Moore of heresy that's your right, but please pick...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

7 Ways the Church Can Stay Relevant in a World Where It’s Becoming Increasingly Irrelevant

When a sheep pen has one sheep left and ninety-nine missing, you don't get points...

May 24, 2017

7 Simple Steps to Keep People Away From Your Church

If you want to keep your church small and dysfunctional, slowly fading away into obscurity...

May 22, 2017

Is it a Sin to Have Too Much Fun at Church?

Have we been so conditioned to think that church is something to be endured rather...

May 18, 2017

Belief in the Bible Just Hit an All-Time Low: Why This Doesn’t Have to Be a Harbinger of Doom

For the first time in Gallup's history, biblical skepticism has surpassed biblical literalism. This doesn't...

May 12, 2017

Must One Believe in the Infallibility of the Bible in Order to be a Christian?

Questioning the infallibility of the Bible has always been a quick road to heresy. But...

May 03, 2017

Are We Becoming Modern-Day Pharisees?

Are we becoming the very people Jesus came to rebel against? The answer is not...

April 2017

April 13, 2017

5 Church Rules That Are Made to Be Broken

In honor of Jesus, the chief rebel and instigator of our faith, here are five...

March 2017

March 07, 2017

How to Boycott Like Jesus

Boycotting is all the rage among Christians these days, from Target to Beauty and the...

October 2016

October 03, 2016

Does a Person Have to Believe Noah’s Ark Really Happened to Be Saved?

Is belief in Jesus enough for salvation, or is belief in the inerrancy of all...

October 03, 2016

Does a Person Have to Believe Noah’s Ark Really Happened to Be Saved?

Is belief in Jesus enough for salvation, or is belief in the inerrancy of all...

June 2016

June 12, 2016

How Christians Should Respond to the Orlando Mass Shooting

How should Christians respond to a mass shooting involving two segments (LGBTQ and Islamic) of...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

Would Jesus Boycott Target?

If Jesus were alive today, would he join the Target boycott to protest its new...

April 19, 2016

5 Simple Steps to Creating Pharisees In Your Church

Ever wonder whether churches are creating Pharisees rather than disciples? Here are five simple ways...

April 04, 2016

Would Jesus Have Used Hashtags and Emojis If He Preached Today?

Yesterday at my church we started a new sermon series titled #struggles: following Jesus in a...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Why Is it So Important That the Resurrection of Jesus Is a Historical Event and Not a Religious Fairytale?

Fresh off of Easter Sunday, billions of people on this planet celebrated the death and...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

5 Reasons To See the Movie RISEN

Thinking about seeing the movie RISEN? Here are five reasons you should definitely go see...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

“I Was Raped by my Dad When I Was 9”

How do you respond to that? Recently I was at the Recovery House, a residential...

September 28, 2015

How Donald Trump Helps Us Understand the Appeal of Jesus

I can't believe I'm actually comparing Donald Trump to Jesus. Believe me, I'm already uncomfortable...

September 11, 2015

If Christ Came to Set Us Free, Why Don't We Feel Free?

We know on the most basic level as Christians that Jesus came to set us...

September 09, 2015

5 Ways to Embrace the Messes

In the most famous story Jesus ever told (the Prodigal Son), the climax comes when...

September 02, 2015

Why 90% of My Sermons Are Preached Out of the Gospels

There are 66 books in the Bible, but I overwhelmingly stick to four. I don't...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

The Most Offensive Aspect of Christianity

There are a truckload of issues where Christians are seen to be offensive and countercultural:...