Michael Craven

The modern idea of church, or ecclesiology, it seems, is that the church exists as a venue to attract the lost through dynamic programs,...

Revival is a seemingly old-fashioned word that conjures up numerous definitions, some of which have little to do with authentic revival, or “times...

Do you sometimes struggle to engage with unbelievers? Do you feel ill-equipped to dialogue with those who reject faith in Jesus Christ? There is an...

A rather obscure but large and important study conducted by the Swiss government revealed some astonishing facts with regard to the...

There is a great deal of consternation and, I might add, confusion over the nature and impact of postmodernism. Many Christians immediately assume...

The modern trend of adopting the culture’s approach (modernity) to management within the church both reflects and encourages a diminished...

For more than two centuries, America has produced generation after generation of extraordinary young men like Ryan Adam Miller who have answered...

The fallacy of gender neutrality is the fact that, generally speaking, boys and girls are born with not only obvious biological differences but...

Today, we live in a culture in which men (in particular) are no longer encouraged to “do their duty,” to serve something greater than themselves...

In the late 1990s, while working as the president and CEO of a large company in Dallas, the Lord began to redirect the focus of my life into what...

In my last commentary I wrote about the tragic death of Phoebe Prince, the 15-year-old Massachusetts girl who hanged herself after months of...

There are two issues at stake in the rise of bullying of the type that drove Phoebe Prince to hang herself that reveal the “moral quality” of the...

Last week I wrote how Israel’s neglect of the poor was a central offense against God that led to their Babylonian exile and that we, too, have...

With the passage of health care reform, we have initiated the largest expansion of government in the history of this nation. While the full...

To understand the role of business in advancing the kingdom, we need to think about the biblical definition and purpose of work. Some may see work...

When the church, according to Jesus, is living in visible relationship with each other, it is then that the world will know that God the Father has...

The Blind Side, the surprise blockbuster movie that tells the remarkable story of Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher. Michael’s story...

Today, being a Christian businessman is almost always reduced to nothing more than personal piety and evangelism in the workplace: “Be good and try...