Don’t Preach a Christmassy Christmas "It is easy to preach Christmas in a Christmassy way. You know, quaint and familiar cliches that smell a lot like an other-worldly fairy tale. It will have beautiful scenes

Social Media and Expert Culture Social media can be used for good or equal for ill. Sadly, we can allow it to affect us for the ill. As Jason Thacker notes, "Whether it is confidently

Nose-to-Tail Preaching "The growth of consumeristic culture in the West, along with pastoral ambition to appear successful, has applied market pressures to create churches perfectly designed to cater to an audience. Just as the gore

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Revisiting the Prophetic Work of Neil Postman Referencing Neil Postman's prophetic work, in this post, Casey Chalk notes, "Thirty-five years ago, New York University professor of communications Neil Postman predicted the

The Call—and Cost—of Beautiful Church Community In this post, Irwyn Ince notes, "Experiencing community means experiencing a sense of belonging, of welcome and embrace, a sense of being at home. It’s the exact opposite of

Why Study Church History? In this post, Pastor Andy Davis writes, "Now, I am well aware that not everyone shares my excitement for church history. Some of my brothers and sisters are into other things

Red Rope Christianity This post warns of the dangers of the distinctions we create, "The tribal mentality of the pagan culture has leached into the people of God. We are Corinthian pagan in our desires,

Speaking Truth into a Broken World "And the truth is, it doesn’t matter what direction you look. The effects of sin and signs of brokenness are everywhere. So how are Christians supposed to live faithfully

Why Unhealthy People Crave Controversy In this post, Russell Moore makes a point about why certain people are always seeking controversies. He writes, "Over the years I’ve seen Christians who have engaged in controversy when

Prioritize Church, Even When There’s No Childcare Keeping your children in worship with you may be trying for some, and it may seem easy to just stay home and "watch online;" however, as this post