Category 1517

Here are a few more shots from Chagrin Falls.

John Hendryx has posted this helpful critique of the emerging church’s understanding of the Gospel. This same approach to the Gospel can be seen among the “Red Letter Christians” like Tony Campolo.

Tim Challies is at the Basics Conference doing some live blogging. You can find his first two posts here and here.

Thabiti over at Pure Church posted these two clips (here & here) of Alistair Begg on the subject of preaching. This is one of the reasons why I come to the Basics Conference every May. I get this kind of…

This is just one example of how churches have moved away from faithfully preaching God’s Word and keeping the Gospel central to its proclamation. What happens in this type of preaching is that “principles” are presented “from the Bible” that…

Some of the council members of The Gospel Coalition have recently addressed the question: “What is the greatest, most crying need in the American church today?” C.J. Mahaney answered this way: “The greatest need in the American church today is…

One of my favorite places in the world is the Starbucks at Chagrin Falls, Ohio. It is in a building that is about 150 years old and overlooks the waterfall. Every year that I attend the Basics Conference I sit…

I drove to Cleveland, Ohio. That’s a pretty long haul. Actually I really do enjoy road trips. I am in town for the Basics Conference at Parkside Church. I come to this conference for pastors every May. It is a…

This interview raises some very interesting questions about how the church should relate to the culture. What should the boundaries be? How about sermon preparation and planning? What do you think about this pastor’s approach?

Great stuff from The Boar’s Head Tavern. This post captures so well the modern American religious ethos.