What My Kids Are Reading This Summer
My wife and I are avid readers. So it’s probably no surprise that our kids devour books, too. Every summer we choose a handful of books...
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Dec 17, 20202 min read
The Right Way to Be Rich
If you are going to seek to be rich somewhere, seek to be rich toward God. “Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags...
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May 7, 20203 min read
In the Grip of Coronavirus, God Is Loosening Our Roots
They say timing is everything. I have a book coming out this summer called What Are You Going to Do With Your Life? It’s an encapsulation...
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Jan 17, 20202 min read
How to Listen More (and Better), Loving People via Email, & Religious Liberty in the Absence of
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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Dec 20, 20192 min read
Power Disparities, Adoniram Judson’s Spiritual Descendants, & Can We Trust the Gospels?
We’ll be taking a blogging break for Christmas, and will see you again Jan. 6. Enjoy your Christmas and New Year’s! Wisdom for Your...
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Nov 22, 20192 min read
Misunderstood Muslims, Being Angry at Chick-fil-A, & Immigration Reform That Is Just as Well as
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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Apr 26, 20192 min read
Jordan Peterson, More Rituals (Please!), & Grown-ups Talking Like Kids
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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Oct 5, 20181 min read
Are You Including Outsiders at Your Table?
This weekend, we looked at Jesus’ teaching in Luke 14 and asked two questions: If your life were depicted as a party, who would be the...
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May 9, 20183 min read
From the Vault: A Gospel Approach to Mother’s Day
This upcoming Sunday we celebrate Mother’s Day, a holiday meant to honor a group in our society who rarely receives the honor they...
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Apr 16, 20185 min read
Give Us Two Years, and We’ll Change the World
College students “discovered” the Summit in 2003. If I’m remembering rightly, it went something like this: One week about five college...
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Apr 2, 20187 min read
The Future Belongs to Churches That Send
A passion for missions lies at the heart of the SBC—and at the heart of God, too. Because our God is a God who sends, we are a people who...
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Jan 30, 20185 min read
Why I’m Accepting the Nomination for SBC President
Two years ago, I accepted the counsel of several friends and mentors to have my name placed in nomination for the presidency of the...
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Oct 2, 20172 min read
My Time in Germany, Poland, and Ukraine
Last week my wife and I returned from a short trip to Europe, where we had the honor of visiting with three of our church planting...
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Jun 23, 20172 min read
A Plea for Civility, Missionary Misconceptions, & How to Burn Yourself Out
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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Jun 16, 20172 min read
Self-Examination, Why Missionaries Quit, & Dads, Be Tender
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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May 19, 20172 min read
Hospitable Orthodoxy, Anxious Millennials, & 10 Questions for Your Entertainment
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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Apr 10, 20172 min read
In Light of Syrian Darkness
The crisis in and around Syria now drags on into its sixth year, and new reports of atrocities in the region continue to stream in....
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Feb 8, 20174 min read
An Incredible Story of God’s Saving Power
Just a few weeks ago, I got this update from one of our missionaries. He and his family are living in a predominantly Muslim context, in...
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Jan 31, 20172 min read
Caring for Refugees
Over the past few days, the news has been dominated by the question of how our country—and the church—should best care for refugees. We...
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Nov 16, 20164 min read
Plumb Line #16: The Question Is No Longer If You’re Called; It’s Only Where and How
In the church I grew up in, “missionary” was a sacred and scary title, bestowed only upon the spiritual elite, the Navy Seals of the...
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