Three Challenges in Apologetics
When I started as a church planter in a secular city, I thought I’d face a sophisticated set of questions about Christianity. I was surprised to discover that many people don’t
Theology
Missiology Before Ecclesiology? Not so Fast!
It’s become fashionable to say that we need to put our missiology (the mandate, mission, and message of the church) before our ecclesiology (our theology and practice of the church), and that
The Ascension Matters
Many of us celebrate Advent and Lent. Almost every church celebrates Easter. I’m surprised that so few of us celebrate Ascension Day, taking place 40 days after Easter.
I’m not so
Unbelief System
Every church I know has a belief system. It’s a statement of faith or theological system with affirmations and denials of what they believe. It’s usually found somewhere on the website
It’s a Shame
He’d been coming to church and listening to my sermons. He was trying to make sense of the gospel and its claims. One Sunday, I preached a sermon that got through. I