Life can be hard. Full stop. And yet Christians should be known for their joy and peace, no matter the external circumstances. How does that work? Ray Ortland seeks to tackle that challenge in his recent book, Good News at Rock Bottom: Finding God When the Pain Goes Deep and Hope Seems Lost. By using […]
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Kevin DeYoung has been one of my favorite go-to authors for years. His conservative theology, deep understanding, and winsome communication style make him accessible to just about any reading level while giving him the ability to interact at some of the deepest levels of theological discussion. In his newest work, Daily Doctrine, DeYoung tries something
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There has been a pattern within “big Eva” of celebrity-type pastors imploding due to a variety of issues (immorality, financial impropriety, just being an overall jerk, etc). To be fair, this is not a trend exclusive to the churches that practice a corporate model of leadership (many of us were deeply saddened by Steven Lawson
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With every movement within American Christianity, there are strengths and weaknesses. With the recent emphasis on verse-by-verse expository preaching, the Bible has been faithfully declared in a way consistent with how it was written. This is a major strength of the expository preaching movement. If there is a weakness, it is that in some parts
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For several decades now there has been a healthy debate among American Christians surrounding the concept of multi-site churches. The challenge surrounds the question of scope. At what point can different groups of people meeting at different locations with little to no interaction with each other still be called a singular church? This is one
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