Five Ways to Fight Sin
Trying to tame sin rather than killing it is as silly as people making pets out of predatory animals. I once read an article with the...
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Oct 16, 20193 min read
Bring Your Pain to God: Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow
Many Christians believe that if we live like we are supposed to, we can avoid—or at least minimize—suffering. A related assumption is...
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Oct 9, 20193 min read
How God Makes You Into Sweet Tea
Certain people in life mystify me. For instance, there is a sizable portion of our population who, when given a choice between unsweet...
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Oct 7, 20193 min read
Why You Don’t Have to Fear in the Valley
Growing up, I always felt so safe around my dad. Like many kids, I assumed he was omnipotent. In my mind, he was the strongest, smartest...
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Sep 25, 20194 min read
The Gospel Is Freedom From Performing and Pretending
The religious life sometimes feels like trying to hold a beach ball underwater. Joby Martin says we are constantly fighting to keep our...
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Sep 23, 20194 min read
Romans 8:28: Three Pillars of Hope in the Midst of Suffering
Romans 8:28 is one of the most well-known verses in the Bible: “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God...
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Sep 13, 20192 min read
What Your Politics Do to Your Morals, When Worship Lyrics Miss the Mark, & Leadership Lessons f
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
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Sep 11, 20194 min read
You Aren’t a Slave, so Stop Acting Like One
Pastor Tony Evans tells the story of a guy who visited his nutritionist and says, “I need some help changing my diet. Every time I go by...
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Sep 9, 20194 min read
The Atheistic Problem of Evil
Kids come out of the womb like the seagulls from Finding Nemo, going, “Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine! Mine! MINE!” I’ll bet your 2-year-old has...
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Sep 2, 20193 min read
What Is Your Church Willing to Give Up for the King?
Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298!) One of...
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Aug 30, 20192 min read
C.S. Lewis on Liberty, Skillet’s John Cooper on Apostasy, & Why So Many People Are Watchi
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
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Aug 21, 20194 min read
What Does It Mean to Be Dead to Sin?
Many people think that if Jesus paid it all, we now have this divine Visa card with an unlimited balance. We can just flash it whenever...
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Aug 12, 20194 min read
How to Navigate Youth Sports as Christ Followers
Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298!) One of...
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Aug 5, 20194 min read
Three Ways to Lay Down Your Privilege
Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298!) One of...
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Jul 24, 20193 min read
God Does His Greatest Work Through Simple Acts of Obedience
Throughout the book of Judges, we see time and time again that God brings down the most powerful tyrants through weak human instruments...
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Nov 6, 20123 min read
8 Observations About Sacrificial Giving
This weekend we looked at how the people of Israel went All-In as they brought their gifts for the tabernacle. Here are eight...
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Oct 31, 20123 min read
If God doesn’t need our money, then why do we give?
As we continued out All-In series this weekend, we looked at God’s covenant with David in 2 Samuel 7. I love this passage because it...
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Oct 23, 20124 min read
5 Crucial Truths For Following God In “Kairos” Moments
This weekend we continued our All-In series by looking at the life of Abraham. Abraham’s life shows us 5 crucial truths about following...
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Sep 21, 20124 min read
Three Critical Truths On The Problem Of Suffering
The “problem of suffering” is not a new one, but it trips a lot of people up as they consider how a loving God and seemingly pointless...
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Sep 18, 20122 min read
A Loving God and Pointless Evil
Some quotes following this weekend’s message on The Disappointed: “I think that if, in fact, God Almighty appeared to me and gave me an...
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