Our World Needs the Sacred Overlap of Heaven and Earth
As Christians, we’re called to live with our feet firmly planted in two different worlds – heaven and earth.
Maintaining a Faithful Posture in an Ever-Increasingly Divided World
As Christians seeking to live with convicted civility, we can’t succumb to either one of them. Instead of leaning out, now is the time to lean in with all wisdom, courage, and compassion.
Dual Engagement: Evangelism and Discipleship at the Same Time
If evangelism is just a check-the-box insurance policy paid for with the simple verbalization of a brief prayer, then calling those same people to costly, lifelong obedience in Christ in the days ahead will be a nearly impossible task.
The Church in the World as Resident Aliens
The church is the place of belonging for resident aliens—and it offers a hopeful model for how to live and work in the place between heaven and earth.
Christians: Resist the Adversary
Christians have a powerful adversary, the devil. But he can be resisted, and God’s promises are trustworthy.
The Church Is God’s Temple
God makes us like Jesus and then uses us to build his temple.
The Journey from Shame to Grace Passes Through the Cross
We cannot get from shame to grace without going through the cross.
The Truth Our World Needs Is a Person
The only power worth pursuing is power borrowed from faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
An Enforced Sabbath
As life continues to reopen and return to our new normal, it would be good to consider what lessons we have learned in this abbreviated but enforced sabbath.
Racial Unity and the Church (Panel Discussion)
Facing injustice is a part of the humble posture that prepares the way for awakening.