Pastor Blogs Archives

I can think of two different ways of viewing a church: a family or a store. And it strikes me that these are the two ways that people who attend...

we are told that faith is "believing in what we know ain't so"... is that right?

The office of deacon has some ambiguity to it in church practice. So, what exactly does the Bible tell us? And is this role only meant to deal with...

I am not saying there is some inerrant set of wedding vows. But "what is the wedding?" means more than most people think.

Every organization has them. Even ones that pride themselves on how intentionally they try to avoid them. Like Meck. When such areas are exposed,...

Yesterday I spent about 45 minutes talking and praying with one of my current students. He now finds himself responsible for preparing and teaching...

"Amen, sister." "Amen, pastor." Christians say amen a lot, but do we really know what we're saying? Take a quick look into the meaning of "amen"...

Feel free to use this material as you prepare your own Thanksgiving messages.

It may be that the best apologetic for a secular age is a people who are in this world but not of it, who counter the rugged rationalist with the...

Are we projecting optimism? Are we communicating our solid and joyful hope in our lives, our families, our churches, and our communities?

Here are four suggestions I have found helpful over the years in avoiding extremes as I personally try to care for women in the church—yet being...

The typical church is either plateaued or declining. But then comes the next line: “Well, did you know that...” Here’s a new fill-in line: “Well,...

It’s true, there are some discouraging findings from this study; but I was surprisingly encouraged by some of the results.

It pains me no end to realize that people look at Christians and at churches and make decisions about Jesus. We represent Him so poorly.

The pastor of a large and influential church was recently asked about his stance on gay marriage. He gave what I thought was a very astute...