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Should the Sunday morning sermon be designed primarily to reach lost people or teach Christians?

For the church to be a relevant instrument and faithful witness of the gospel, especially in the wake of Christendom's collapse, we must recover a...

Today, I rise to announce a new movement. We've got conservatives, liberals and progressives. Now it's time for the regressive movement!

Scholars are working on an attempt to propose a purely natural origin for belief in God. One group of scientists armed with a multi-million-dollar...

I'm scared off by people who tend to treat the earth as god, rather than as God's handiwork, so I have avoided considering my responsibility as a...

Not many churches have cemeteries anymore. In some ways, that's a good thing. But I wonder if we are losing something by outsourcing the care of...

If "the church of Jesus Christ is not the purpose or goal of the gospel, but rather its instrument and witness," then what exactly is the church's...

What am I supposed to think when "don't clip your sideburns too short" is right next to "don't practice fortune-telling"? Can I know which...

The first Easter meant that redeemed sinners now had the power to live above sin. But some people didn’t want this kind of Jesus. They wanted...

The pastor of America’s 15th fastest growing church probably likes all the attention. Lord knows he doesn’t do much to discourage the bloggers who...

When we speak of post-Christendom, we conclude that the church no longer occupies a central place of social and cultural hegemony, and Western...

The en vogue issue of tithing being a matter of law in a community of grace misses the mark on several points.

There is a line of truth that provides the answer for the humanist. It is the reality that human beings have been created in the image of God.

I know in my head that, being in ministry, I should spend daily time with God developing and nurturing a love relationship. But do my daily choices...

Doctrine That Dances, from B&H Publishing and author Robert Smith, is Preaching.com's Preaching Book of the Year.