Many Millennials are already plagued by debt, primarily credit card and student loan debt. Many of them need help to understand what Biblical stewardship looks like. They need to get financially healthy so that they can live generously. The church can help them with this.   Millennials often get a bad rap when it comes... Continue Reading

“Without diminishing other ministries and activities in churches, I want to share with you the two most common practices in healthy churches. I understand that ‘healthy’ can have a subjective nature to it. And I understand that correlation is not the same as causation.”   Churches are too busy. Church members are too busy. We... Continue Reading

We pre-judge people from different parts of the world based on their appearance, while forgetting that Jesus himself and all of our early church heroes would have likely been “randomly selected” for further inspection at an airport. All of our Bible heroes were from the Middle East and Africa.   In 1995, Alanis Morissette released... Continue Reading

“The ‘reform’ that Britain sought under Henry VIII was very different from where it would eventually lead. The sheer unexpectedness of the result of last June’s referendum in Britain left everyone reeling, because no-one really expected it – not even those who had campaigned so vigorously for it.”   The idea of the United Kingdom’s... Continue Reading

Although no two burnouts are the same, as I’ve counseled increasing numbers of Christians through burnout, I’ve noticed that most of them have one thing in common: there’s a deficit of grace. It’s not that they don’t believe in grace. Many of them are well-grounded in “the doctrines of grace.” Many of them are pastors... Continue Reading

The pastor’s ministry is a pure ministry. This one is so important in an age where the prosperity gospel has risen to such prominence. “I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. In all things I have... Continue Reading

So yet again we have another case of an abuse victim in a complementarian church who is not receiving help and even being disciplined for wanting to be free from her abuser. This is a giant step backward and sends a very clear message to victims that they will be believed and helped only if... Continue Reading

According to a September study by LifeWay Research, Americans don’t know much about theology. While most Americans identify as Christians, they seem confused about the details of their faith. “Contradictory and incompatible beliefs are OK for most people,” explained Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research. Even those who identify as evangelicals often fell into some... Continue Reading

Here’s the takeaway: Even though most of the online attention is directed toward the well-known individual who changes positions, the institution that reaffirms or clarifies the traditional position will have the bigger impact in the coming decades…. I do find it fascinating to see organizations and institutions quietly but firmly restating their views on marriage and... Continue Reading

“Many local churches suffer because the majority of its members only give a 10-20% commitment to the local church of which they are a part and an 80-90% commitment to other organizations and activities.”   I recently heard about a family in our denomination who drove nearly an hour to church every Lord’s Day for a number... Continue Reading