Chuck Lawless describes ten sources of pastoral heartache. All the pastors I know consistently express these griefs as a part of their lives. It’s not something to pity, nor are these situations unknown to others, but our calling demands that we can’t avoid circumstances such as these. We’re invested in people’s lives, the ups and …
Trevin Wax writes about the deadly temptation of desiring a church where everyone is happy with things exactly as they are. …we are right to pursue unity and peace in the church. But we are wrong to assume that the absence of conflict or complaint indicates that things are going in the right direction. The …
Tom Olsen provides seven reasons why singing matters for Christians. The first one is fairly definitive in itself. 1. When you sing, you obey. Singing isn’t an option in Scripture. It’s a command: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and …
Invoking the spirit of Monty Python’s Trojan Rabbit, Jared Wilson points out the problem with ‘bait and switch’ forms of evangelistic activity, whether the less mature forms associated with youth ministries or the more sophisticated forms utilised by attractional or seeker focussed churches. The problem is: “the gospel of Christ’s finished work became relegated to …
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