The Resurrection's Higher Math In this post, Jared Wilson uses Jesus' encounter with the Pharisees as a jumping off point to show that the evidence of the resurrection is all over the Scripture. He writes,

Enrolling the School of Contentment Trevin Wax points to the truth that contentment is not a passive act. We writes, "Paul doesn’t speak of contentment as a gift he received from God without effort. Neither

Better Than Starbucks: The Local Church and the Beauty of Place As Brent Kompelien notes, place is important because it pushes back against our individualistic tendencies. He writes, "Our attraction to non-places comes from a

The Dangers of Doomscrolling Jeff Mingee helps us to understand the phenomena of doomscrolling and how technology is simply accentuating something that already existed by noting, "An article at Merriam-Webster’s “Words We’re Watching” describes doomscrolling as “the

Use Thankfulness as a Weapon Against Sin In this post Casey McCall notes how sin is an act of coveting, wanting something you think you are owed or deserve. Thankfulness helps to fight the distorting

Pastor, Preach to the People in the Room Preaching is of utmost importance for the pastor, but pastors must remember that they preach to people. As Nathaniel Williams notes here, "Knowing our church members’ interests

Pastor, Your People Need the Hard Texts "When’s the last time you heard a sermon on Genesis 38? Can you summarize the story of Genesis 38? I’m sure you’re aware of the next story in

The Seductive Sin We Never Talk About "There’s a dangerous species of pride that often goes unnoticed and unbattled in the Christian life, yet it kills. It poisons relationships. It prevents us from repentance. And

Tony Merida on Preaching and Worship Here, Tony Merida talks about the goal of preaching, noting, "The preacher’s goal is to show people the beauty of Jesus, as revealed in Holy Scripture. The rapper Tupac

Election protesters and ‘Never Trumpers’ in my pews. How can we move forward together? As this first person reflection notes, there is probably more political diversity in our congregations than we realize. So, the way