Over-Spiritualizing Conflict

We can over-spiritualize conflict; sometimes the issues are just about change.

The Cutting-Edge Traditional Church

Some forms of next century's church may be remarkably familiar.

On the Near North side of Chicago on Ontario Street is a McDonald's. It has a 1950s ...

"Behind the Times" but Not Outdated

It can be exalting to belong to a church that is 500 years behind the times and sublimely indifferent to fashion; it is mortifying to belong to a church ...

Rest Makes Rust

In Hot Springs, Arkansas, is the Morris Antique Mall. Nothing on the inside distinguishes this antique store from dozens like it in Hot Springs. There's ...

Fire-Starters or Firefighters?

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that firefighters in Genoa, Texas, were accused of deliberately setting more than forty destructive fires. When ...

Church Job Descriptions

PASTOR: Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. More powerful than a locomotive. Faster than a speeding bullet. Walks on water. Makes policy with ...

Church as Equalizer

The church, God's church, is big enough, and small enough, to exalt the humble and humble the exalted.

My Bible Says ...

A phrase I wouldn't mind expunging from any theological debate between Christians: "My Bible says that. ..." As if those on the other side ...

The Flippant Believer

I am disturbed when I hear believers say "Lord" thoughtlessly. Many Christians are guilty of making Christ only a figurehead while continuing ...

Snow on the Summits

If we saw the Church as she is in the most generous souls who live most truly the life of the Church, she would appear most beautiful in our sight, despite ...