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October 29, 2022

The Doctrinal Crisis in American Evangelical Churches: What Can We Do?

Most readers have likely heard about individuals having a crisis of faith. We’ve learned terms...

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January 06, 2022

The Discipleship Crisis in Africa, and How the Africa Study Bible Can Help

Our ministry loves the work of Oasis International, which seeks to "empower the voices of the...

February 2021

February 25, 2021

Counting Sin’s Costs Can Help Foster Sexual Purity

My goal in this series of blogs is for us to wake up and do what it...

February 22, 2021

Christian Leaders Need Accountability to Guard Our Lives and Ministries

My next few blogs will follow up on my three previous posts and continue to allude sometimes...

February 17, 2021

Evaluating Our Responses to the Ravi Zacharias Scandal

In my previous blog, “In the Wake of Ravi Zacharias’s Sexual Abuse of Women,” I quoted from the...

January 2021

January 11, 2021

Pastors, It’s a Great Kindness to Talk to Your Church about Abortion

Many Christians and even some pastors have told me, “It’s cruel to bring up the...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

Famous Christians Are Losing Their Faith…and So Should You If Your Faith Is in Them

When we contemplate what feels like an avalanche of Christians declaring—whether through their actions or...

April 2019

April 15, 2019

Thoughts on Whether the Recent Reports on Sexual Abuse Are Attempts to Slander the Church, and 15 Consequences of Sexual Immorality

Recently I shared on my blog about The Houston Chronicle’s Report on Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse,...

April 01, 2019

Ed Stetzer on How Christians Need Discipleship to Develop Godly Technology Habits

I was a pastor for fourteen years, and still have countless conversations with pastors. Many...

March 2019

March 14, 2019

The Houston Chronicle’s Report on Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse, and the Lessons for All Evangelical Churches

On February 10, the Houston Chronicle released the first of a three-part series titled “Abuse of Faith: 20 years,...

May 2018

May 07, 2018

Martin Luther on Being a Theologian, Writer, and Preacher

As a student of theology, writer, and occasional preacher, I loved reading Martin Luther talking about learning...

January 2018

January 22, 2018

How Pastors Can Model and Teach What God’s Word Says About Financial Stewardship

How we manage God’s money is a central biblical subject of extreme importance. Hence, financial...

October 2016

October 03, 2016

When It Is and Isn’t Plagiarism

The problem of plagiarism by pastors and Christian writers is a real one, though I...

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