There are lots of surveys evaluating why people have left the church. I’d like to offer three suggestions: 1—Ministers encouraged it. Over the last decade-plus, as emergent church leaders’ hate-the-church…
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The Easiest Life There Is
Mom used to say, “The Christian life isn’t easy, but it’s still the easiest life there is.” Others seemed to think the Christian life was the most difficult, citing temptations,…
Tiny Witness
Christians sometimes fear they don’t know enough to evangelize/witness to someone. But we can always start with what we do know. When we were living in Japan, I happened to…
Can’t Help Speaking About the Lord
I love it when respected people in the spotlight give a shout-out to the Lord. As the 2017 NCAA men’s college basketball tournament progressed, I noted that a few players…
Defying the Dark Side
Worried about finances? The enemy likes to have us wringing our hands. Instead, get mad! Go overboard to defy him. My personal example is from a time when we had so…