A recent poll of 2,000 pastors in North Carolina revealed that less than 10 percent…
“If I wanted to go to a nightclub, I would go to a nightclub!” my…
I once saw a billboard advertising “a church for people who don’t like church.” Funny,…
I have the same memories as many evangelicals who grew up in church at the…
Community is revolutionary. When we bring it to a rolling boil, lives change and plans foment that ripple around the world. But it’s hard to cook up community from scratch in middle-class North America. Some days, just getting to know the neighbors on your street can feel like trying to get the wave going at a football game while everybody stares at you from their seats. Still, we go on believing that God made people—all of us, no matter your Myers-Briggs profile type—to need other people. So we need to figure out how to break our ruts of commuting, watching Hulu, and consuming Hot Pockets alone. And we couldn’t have better guides on how to do this than Adam and Christine Jeske.
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When I celebrate Christmas with my family, I love watching my little nieces and nephews…
The word may carry some baggage today, but its origins may surprise you.
Yesterday, I drove by a church with a billboard that said, “Discover the bread of…
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is cancelling up to $1 billion in medical debt for hundreds…
We have all seen those black and white Dust Bowl photographs. When we see snapshots…
It’s way too easy to find blogs, articles and books on “what’s wrong with the…
“Happy new year! Be sure to invite a friend to church next week!” Those seem…
The church of today is not great at at giving. This isn’t exactly news, but…
Obviously, not all Christians agree on everything. From worship song choice to who should be…
It’s easy to be selfish about Thanksgiving. You see it a lot, this year especially.…
Last week, Kat Von D, the tattoo and makeup mogul who is speaking up about…
I often hear Christians say that we should be more like the early church. And…
The last few times I’ve been at church, I wait for acquaintances to ask, “Where…
For far too many years, Christians have been asking a, quite frankly, pointless question: “Which…
If you were ever a member of a Christian youth group, there’s a good chance…
Occasionally, someone asks me for a worship song recommendation, or I need someone to listen…
The first time I entered a charismatic conference as a teenager, I was stunned. As…
I’ve been attending the same church for about seven years—it’s the church I started going…
It has been said that the Church is not a museum of saints, but a…
A rising number of Christians are leaning into prosperity gospel theology. A new study from…
We seem to be drawn to negative information. There is a place in our brain…
In an era of evangelicalism where there are church ministries built around the idea of…
There is no perfect local church in this world, but that’s not the biggest problem.…
“What denomination are you?” When we tell people we are Christians, we tend to get…
It was an attitude I learned in Church, and I used to believe it was…
A new Gallup survey has revealed that Americans’ trust in critical societal institutions continues to…
I am a pastor and I struggle with depression. I know some people think you’re…
I emerged from seminary with one goal as a pastor: to grow a great big…
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Our family spent summers going to Gilbert Lake, a small lake about 15 minutes from…
A few years ago, I had my first experience with spiritual abuse. Compelled to serve…
Confrontation has become a curse word in many circles. It’s like the bubonic plague of…
FX released The Secrets of Hillsong this month, which takes a closer look at the rise…