What 20-year-old David Mikesell said is that he’s looking for is a balance. He grew up worshiping at College Park Baptist in Orlando and has come to love the organ in worship. But he also likes the energetic praise-and-worship style at the student services he attends at Florida State University.

I know, I know—you really don’t like the term “culture war.” The mission of the church is not to “reclaim” America. The growth of the church does not rely on political victories or societal approval. And we don’t want the people we are trying to reach to think we are at war with them. I... Continue Reading

God made us to need the companionship of fellow disciples. If you read the Scriptures and miss that, you have missed a great element in the Word. “It is not good that man should be alone” was spoken of more than marriage. That is a fact of human existence. The four-year-old who says, “I can... Continue Reading

Don’t ever, ever, ever give away part of your ministry and assume “they’re good” without regularly encouraging them. Too many times I’ve assumed it’s “all good,” only to have a key leader come and say it’s time to step aside. By necessity, ministry – children’s & family, in particular – requires us to lead in... Continue Reading

"The Kentucky Court of Appeals has issued a sweeping invalidation of seminary tenure in the Commonwealth of Kentucky," said Jones. “They have turned a CME layman and a Jewish academic into ministers of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).” That in itself, he said, violates religious freedom.

Mississippi and the churches in Mississippi have come a long way. Those from other places who lack Mississippi’s past and present are in no place to judge the state justly. Mississippi continues to suffer for her own sins and the sins of others. The solutions for the severe and seemingly intractable problems that remain….will have to arise among Mississippians…. The lead... Continue Reading

In a new prayer letter Billy Graham writes: "My heart aches for America and its deceived people. The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance."

Ligonier Ministries’ mission statement includes a phrase that takes my breath away: “reach as many people as possible.” You probably dream big like me, so the number of people we have to reach is staggering, almost 7 billion by last count

The biggest challenge in the church today is it’s fidelity to the person and work of Christ. There are many issues: the authority of the Scriptures, the truth of the Gospel. But at the core of it is our commitment to the full humanity and deity of Christ, and all that He accomplished in His ministry.... Continue Reading

It is one of the most evident (and sweetest) marks of saving faith, that the Lord enables us to acquiesce humbly and not grudgingly in the face of dark and sore providences. During Samuel Rutherford’s time in London, where he was a delegate from the Church of Scotland at the Westminster Assembly, two children from... Continue Reading