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It seems like many people use the phrase, “Don’t judge me,” to justify any sort of behavior. Jesus says, “Do not judge or you too will be judged....

In just a few weeks, the fifth annual Church & Culture Conference will take place at Mecklenburg Community Church (Meck) in Charlotte, NC. If you...

As we all know, America is in a spiritual decline with no recovery in sight. Many churches have a form of “microwave” Christianity: service times...

Pastors can be notorious for digging ourselves into a hole at the start of the sermon, unwittingly making God’s message an uphill struggle. If...

It takes 20 hours to prepare a message – and 20 minutes for men to forget it. God’s Word is preached thousands of times each week. Why isn’t it...

Unfortunately, people don’t know what to say to a sexual abuse victim. Here are a few of the most hurtful responses, and some alternatives to...

Christians today can learn a lot from how Joseph handled a host of temptations common to us all. Here are 6 you may face, and steps to overcome...

The church is called to not slander, rebel against, condemn, or otherwise make things harder for our leaders. Here are five biblical ways to build...

Cringing in fear, we may avoid preaching or reading the Old Testament stories. Yet they play a vital role in the redemption narrative. We can’t...

Excommunication is the most severe expression of formal spiritual pronouncement in the process of church discipline. Excommunication is not...

Debates about what beliefs and practices are acceptable for Christians are nothing new. But they rarely involve essential Christian beliefs, such...

Instead of seeing abuse survivors as tutors leading us toward compassion like Jesus, we repel them. With the crisis of sexual abuse in our midst,...

God is not surprised by the American Christian’s strained relationship with His Word. But to those of us who will listen, He calls us to something...

Before Jesus steps onto the scene in the New Testament, God reveals himself in a number of ways in the Old Testament. These appearances, known as...

It’s never become clearer that we need love to heal us. Divisions abound and fear saturates too many of our relationships. What does the church...