When Christians Gain Political PowerI was happily test-driving our newly repaired little 1994 pickup when I was distressed to hear a radio preacher state that the earliest Christian creed— “Jesus is Lord”—is a political statement. The preacher went on to say that attempts to separate

Holy Smokes! The Church is on Fire! I first visited the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in the spring of 2004 as part of Rosedale Bible College’s European Study Tour, and have returned several times since then. It’s not the oldest (that would be St.

Have We Described Community Wrongly? On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, a gunman walked into Robb Elementary School in the small city of Uvalde, Texas, and killed 21 people, including 19 children. Like most people, my heart was troubled by this tragedy. Murder of any life

In How We’ve Done Church — Challenges and Encouragement for Small Churches “Integrity is the new competence.” Karl Vaters challenged me with this statement as we conversed about the strange new season we’re in as the church. This is an era in which too many