Every Christian is involved in full-time Gospel work. Not everyone has to serve as a pastor. This is for you Christian cobblers (and others). Tullian Tchividjian refers to a well-known story involving Martin Luther. Martin Luther was once approached by a man who enthusiastically announced that he’d recently become a Christian. Wanting desperately to serve …

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Encouraging post from Mike Perman at What’s Best Next which poses a trick question: Does God Require Faithfulness or Fruitfulness? Perman points out that faithfulness and fruitfulness are not an either/or contrast or choice, in fact they’re never an either/or contrast or choice. In the words of the old song You can’t have one without …

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In commentary about Campus Crusade For Christ’s decision to rebrand itself as Cru, Rachel Held Evans does not deal with the merits of the change of name so much as the attempt to deflect direct accountability for the decision by declaring that the decision was God’s will. What bugs me about Campus Crusade’s rebranding is …

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