Humans are complex creatures, consisting of body and soul. God formed us out of the dust of the ground (Gen. 2:7a). He gave us bodies, making us physical creatures. And He nourishes our bodies with physical things. The Lord provides…
Recently, I’ve had three conversations that all circle around one significant topic: Christianity as a mere intellectual exercise. In the first, a seminary student told me of a conversation with his son: “Dad, I believe in the Christian faith. I…
Odds are, you’re not willing to perform a trust fall into the arms of the American media. In fact, there aren’t a whole lot of trust falls happening anymore in our society, as the General Social Survey reports that only…
Odds are, you’re not willing to perform a trust fall into the arms of the American media. In fact, there aren’t a whole lot of trust falls happening anymore in our society, as the General Social Survey reports that only…
Odds are, you’re not willing to perform a trust fall into the arms of the American media. In fact, there aren’t a whole lot of trust falls happening anymore in our society, as the General Social Survey reports that only…
Only a few days after Josh Harris told Instagram that he is no longer a Christian, Marty Sampson similarly announced that he is “genuinely losing [his] faith.” To briefly summarize, the former Hillsong United lead singer is apparently the first person…
Over the last few weeks, former pastor and Christian author Josh Harris has made a public resurgence through his shocking Instagram announcement. This is sad news, and we should mourn over it. When any supposed brother or sister in the…
I fear that much, if not most, counseling in churches hurts people more than it helps them. Why would I say that? I say it because pastors want to be liked and perceived as caring shepherds. Often, that fact overrules…
When a man and a woman are engaged to be married they can hardly talk about anything else. In fact, we might suspect that something is wrong if they don’t express excitement about the wedding. The church is espoused to…
Martin Luther was an outsized personality, with great faith and some great flaws. Living with this great person has a good effect on you. Let me commend his little book, The Freedom of a Christian. When he challenged the practice…
