Every year, as October 31 approaches, sincere Christians ask whether a church should hold some form of an outreach or harvest festival on Halloween. I understand the concern, I’ve wrestled with it as ...  Read More

Few things stir strong opinions in a church quite like worship music. Christians should care deeply about what we sing. Worship isn’t entertainment before the sermon or a matter of musical preference....  Read More

Why Believe in a Pretribulation Rapture?Few subjects generate as much interest, disagreement, and speculation among Christians as the rapture. Faithful believers agree that Jesus Christ will return, t...  Read More

Vote Like Jesus Is KingElection seasons have a way of exposing our fears, loyalties, and hopes. Some Christians approach politics as though the right candidate can save the country. Others withdraw co...  Read More

How cultural conformity developsI'm super interested in seeing how come common sense doesn't seem common anymore. So I thought I'd put it into a blog post!  Here is a summary of historically how this ...  Read More

When the World Feels Out of ControlIt is difficult to look at our world without feeling that something is deeply wrong. Wars continue, political divisions deepen, technology is changing faster than we...  Read More

Technology has always made the same promise: it will save us time.The washing machine would shorten housework. Email would speed up communication. Smartphones would help us organize our lives. Now art...  Read More

Because apparently I love to stir the pot, we are going to revisit the pews vs. chairs conversation. Actually, let me say that better: we have kicked this can far enough down the road and as much as I...  Read More

I follow this Christian Psychologist named Sean Tobin. He has a lot of really insightful things to say.  Here is a summary of one that will help us understand what social media algorithm is doing to u...  Read More

Don't Be Shaken: What the Bible Says About Aliens, Deception, and Staying the CourseThere is a growing drumbeat in our culture around what some are calling "Disclosure Day" -the idea that governments ...  Read More

Most Christians have spent their lives hearing sermons about sin, thinking about sin, fighting sin, confessing sin, tracking sin, and becoming deeply conscious of sin. But the shocking reality of the ...  Read More

I summarized a fabulous article by Christian Psychologist Sean Tobin.  This is excellent:  Many people don’t actually reject God as He is—they reject a distorted version of God shaped by personal woun...  Read More