The evangelical blogosphere is packed with comments about pastor Rob Bell and his new book, Love Wins. Bell is a gifted communicator — I have often used his sermons as examples of creative ways to connect with emerging generations. But with …
Is the Bible Wrong? A response to Borg & Crossan
The Greenville News had an article last weekend about a pair of lectures in Anderson by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. (The sponsoring group has nothing to do with Anderson University, but their name did give us some concern …
It’s a Wonderful Life
The other day during the meeting of the A-Team (our student ministerial association at Anderson University), there was a presentation on ministry and marriage by our own administrative assistant Kelli Strickland and her husband, pastor Charles Strickland. As part of …
Super Bowl Rejects
I read in the Christian Post that “The National Football League is continuing it’s more than 15-year partnership with World Vision to donate the multimillion dollar merchandise from the Super Bowl’s losing team’s pre-printed championship clothing to Zambia, Armenia, Nicaragua …
Billy Graham: Will we reach out or turn inward?
In a recent interview with Christianity Today online, Billy Graham celebrated the good things God is doing through today’s church, but offered some appropriate words of caution: “I’m grateful for the evangelical resurgence we’ve seen across the world in the …
Time to Stand With Our Leaders
In a recent article, LifeWay President Thom Rainer notes that destructive criticism of pastors is on the rise, and this trend requires action on the part of church leaders. He writes: “The first seven verses of Acts 6 tell the …
Are Teens “Fake Christians”?
This post originally appeared at auministry.com. As the father of two boys (14 and 10), a recent article at CNN.com caught my attention. In it, author Kenda Creasy Dean argues that most teenagers in American churches have a case of …
Has Church Planting Replaced Evangelism?
“Crusades haven’t disappeared, and churches still teach personal witness. But today, church planting is the default mode for evangelism,” according to Tim Stafford, writing in the Sept. 28 edition of Christianity Today. Stafford writes that the trend among evangelical denominations …
Slaves No More
There have been lots of news reports about the recent meeting of America’s Episcopal bishops and their reluctance to shift direction on the ordination of homosexuals in response to the appeals of the worldwide Anglican communion. (Click here for one …
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