I have recently begun to understand that there have been times in my life when I pretended that I was displaying grace, but it was not grace. It was cowardice masquerading as grace. There are times when the lone, contrary voice needed to be heard … [Continue reading]
Randy Pope on a Healthy Church
I ran across this video in byFaith, the official magazine of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and thought I would share it with you. For convenience sake, I have captured the 12 characteristics of a healthy church that Randy mentions. On … [Continue reading]
The Evangel in Evangelism
Jesus Christ’s gospel (the “evangel” from which our movement gets its name) embeds in its command to “go and make disciples” the measurement of the movement’s health. By Christ’s own words, this is the simplest gauge we use to measure success or … [Continue reading]
On the value of good preaching
I recently ran across a post by Albert Mohler entitled The Urgency of Peaching that I found helpful. I found it helpful because it speaks to a concern that I have had for a while about what is considered acceptable in many churches with regard to … [Continue reading]
