Evangelism has become a negative word both inside and outside the church. Outsiders get angry when they perceive Christ-followers, or anybody else, trying to push something onto them. When people...
I’m scared! I want to host a block party but don’t know what to serve. Most of my neighbors are second-generation Iraqis. Their culture, customs and foods are foreign to me. The mix...
Part of our job as leaders is to mobilize God’s people as everyday missionaries. To be ambassadors for Jesus where they work, play, drink, grab a coffee in the morning. In short, where they live...
The book was a best-seller for many weeks, so I read it as a 20-year-old hoping to understand business. Titled “Winning Through Intimidation,” it was all about gaining a power position over your...
As a young person, Christian apologetics held a strong appeal for me. I thought “having all the answers” would enable me to beat my non-believing friends into a relationship with Jesus. As a youth...
I think you and I have a problem with Jesus and new wine. At least, I do. I’ve heard (and preached) dozens of sermons about the new wine of the Spirit, always ending in a call for revival. But a...
This is the unhappy story of unchurched Harry and Mary. Harry and Mary came into our lives as a useful metaphor for those we would seek to evangelize. Useful for a while, that is. The law of...