Tag: church
A Prayer for the President and the Church on Inauguration Day
Father in Heaven, We praise you because you are always good. Always sovereign. Always loving. We praise you because the government is on your shoulders. You are King of kings and Lord of lords. We...
Dayenu – It Would Have Been Enough
It’s Maundy (mandatum) Thursday, the day Jesus gave his mandate: A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another....
And There Was Great Rejoicing in Ongata Rongai
It was fitting that our first full day in Nairobi was a Sunday, a very necessary Sabbath after an eventful and far-from relaxing day of travel. After spending 16 hours in narrow metal canisters shooting...
Can we safeguard against bad missions?
Over the last few years, I’ve thought a fair amount about mission work – the opportunity, the necessity, the privilege, but also the evils and hurt of it. Many of those thoughts have bounced around again,...
30-Minute Church, and I’ll Have Fries with That
Church, the abridged version, isn’t a new idea. Churches have tried all kinds of adaptations to get bodies in the pews. Perhaps most famously, Mike Huckabee’s church tried a 30-minute service in 2008, “designed with...
Sex, Dating, and Icelandic Sheep
Here you go, world. Thoughts on dating as Christians. First I look at why dating is so tough for so many Christians. Second is what’s wrong with the current “Christian” approach to dating. Third, I get...
8 Reasons You Should Bail on Your Bible App and Get Back to Your Hardcopy
The Bible is not just any old book. It’s alive. The stories in it have actual power. It is the Word of God. And because there’s a spirit and a strength to this book, we...
Why I’m a Christian, despite Christians
Have you ever been at a party where your friend says something really stupid? What was that? you think. Please repeat. But you regret this thought, because, yes, he really did say something that insensitive or ignorant or...
The Bible Made Impossible
If the Bible is given by a truthful and omnipotent God as an internally consistent and perspicuous text precisely for the purpose of revealing to humans correct beliefs, practices, and morals, then why is it...
5 Reasons I’m Glad I Was Raised Reformed
1. Everything is spiritual One of my favorite things about the Reformed Church is its emphasis on the total sovereignty of God. The byproduct of that mantra is recognizing that there are no truths that...