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The measure of the Christian life is growth in holiness. We grow in holiness, at least in part, by putting sin to death. We put sin to death by exposing it to the light.

I want to make sure that churches understand their models. And specifically, that if you want to be a church for the unchurched, you understand what that means.

f you want to see the gospel of Christ that has energized this church for two thousand years, turn off the television.

"Snarky" is a relatively new, mostly British slang adjective that means "critical," "cutting" or "testy." It can refer to a person, or mood. Or, in our case, a culture.

The latest edition of The New York Times Magazine features a cover photo of a young girl with long hair in a long, flowing pink dress decorated with flowers. Only it isn’t a girl. It’s a boy.

What happens when we die? It’s a question that presses upon the human imagination. And Christians are no exception.

The National Association of Evangelicals recently polled its leadership as to whether they felt the United States was a Christian nation. The answer was overwhelming.

Almighty God desires simply to be known as the giver of the gift of absolute grace. To this we say “no”. Then the relationship is destroyed [by our 'morality'] just as surely as it is by our immorality.

A working definition: church hopping is going from one church to another without committing to any one church for any significant period of time (which makes it different than legitimate church "shopping").

No one is beyond the reach of God's love.

There are several fallouts from a culture that is “always on.” For one thing, it's made us impatient.

It's hard to find a really good chicken sandwich.

What we believe to be true about children will inevitably shape the way we “train them up.”

Have you scratched your head over the last few weeks and thought, “What in the world is going on?” What’s going on is a massive divide about what is meant by “tolerance.”

We can’t say, “The world is going to hell” and then use that as an excuse not to serve the Lord.

For years I had wanted to read some of the classics of the Christian faith, but I knew that without a measure of accountability I would never have the self-discipline to make my way through them. I decided to launch a reading program called Reading Classics Together.

Every now and then an event comes along that offers a unique reflection of our world. A mirror, if you will, of what our culture has become.

"Not yet" does not mean "not ever."

Ruthlessness has its rewards, at least in the short term.