I wish I could tell you that most pastors are preaching the Word. I can’t—some are not. Here are five things we may choose to do instead of preach the Word.

The larger picture warrants increasing skepticism that the denomination will survive the 21stcentury. At the current average of losses over the last 14 years – a time zone that is marked by the most radical changes in the denomination’s history – the lights will go out in about a half century.

“…in the course of our review learned that there were some historical details included in the book that were not adequately supported. Because of these deficiencies we decided that it was in the best interest of our readers to stop the publication and distribution.”

Many IM proponents insist that Muslims who convert to Christ should hold fast to various Islamic practices and avoid the identity of “Christian” altogether. This avoidance exceeds the realm of labels, as converts are called to remain inside Islamic religion and retain their Islamic cultural and religious identity.     1. Messianic Muslims and Muslim... Continue Reading

Dr. Richards said I should be at Journal Day that summer – it was going to be an historic event; but that was all he would say about it.  It didn’t take the mind of Sherlock Holmes to figure out was most likely going to happen.     In April of 1972, I received a... Continue Reading

Dr. Davis is trying to make the intinction debate an issue about people, but the truth is that this isn’t about people; it’s primarily about ceremonial representations of eucharistic theology. Secondarily, and perhaps no less significantly, it’s about the authority of the Church to ensure that the Lord’s service is performed in a manner that... Continue Reading

Jesus also knew we have a deep spiritual hunger that only he can satisfy. To end that famine, on the cross the Father ground up – kneaded up – his dear, dear willing Son. And from this crushing and grinding and kneading and molding and baking on the cross came a loaf with sweet life... Continue Reading

Is it sad that we are more impressed that an attractive 29-year-old woman has managed not have sex than we are that she has distinguished herself as one of the best runners in the world? Perhaps. But we’ve seen this before with another world-class athlete. Lori “Lolo” Jones is a world-class athlete. She won three... Continue Reading

If one secularist says morality is broken and needs to be fixed, then another can say it is not broken and does not need to be fixed. So they are left with nothing but arbitrary opinions as people try to pick and choose their own morality. Morality has always been a problem for secular humanism... Continue Reading

There is the preferred public perception that Christians are the intolerant ones and atheists are the unstinting champions of diversity and tolerance. But I guess not in this case? But you’ve given me something to muse on: Do atheists actually believe and practice their own creed of tolerance and diversity, or simply employ the rhetoric?... Continue Reading