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As I prepare to gather a core group (or “launch team,” depending on your perspective) for a church plant in Richmond, Virginia, I am attempting to get ahead by developing…

My wife will tell you that I am a fairly independent guy. If I am assigned a task, I normally attempt to accomplish it without requesting help. Of course there…

Pastor Randy Nabors, in a blog dated January 3, 2014, provided a list of possible reasons why churches do not pursue being cross-cultural. Some of the reasons may shock you.…

There are many impediments to witnessing (i.e., sharing your faith). Many of us are absolutely terrified. Beads of sweat begin to moisten our backs merely at the thought of evangelistic…

Months ago when my wife was helping one of her patients (let’s call her Sarah), Sarah said, “Those are my peoples.” My lovely wife, in somewhat of a frantic response…

Dr. Dan Wallace writes, “…we can see that it is crucial — because it is an essential part of the gospel — that race should never be a roadblock to…

Here, signs above the water fountains said, “For Colored Only.” Certain parks, restaurants, and swimming pools prohibited all but its white guests. Distant past? No. As recently as 1960, ethnic…

I can assure you that ethnic/race issues will not be the only, perhaps even primary, area about which I write. (Take a deep breath). I am passionate about many other…

In a recent edition of Christian Renewal (date: December 11, 2013), Ruth Vandyken, in her article, “Preaching Outside the Box and onto the Public Soapbox,” interviewed Dr. Joseph Pipa–faculty at…

Every organization has its own language. Computer programming companies speak C++. Accounting firms talk in pluses and minuses. The armed forces use a unique language as well. We use words…