Does a God of Vengeance Make Us Vengeful?
Opponents of Christianity often point out how bloody the Old Testament is. There’s no getting around it: it is. (For that matter, the New...
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Apr 17, 20152 min read
W4YW: Religious Businesses, Why People Avoid Church, & Jesus’ Fashion
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Book Review of the Week After Acts, by Brian Liftin....
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Apr 15, 20154 min read
Four Signs That Ministry Has Become All About YOU
Sadly, most of us can all too easily recount stories of pastors who betrayed their congregations, who hurt the very people God had called...
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Apr 13, 20153 min read
Are You Weak Enough for God to Use You?
There aren’t many societies that praise weakness. Ours is no different. Whether you’re a pastor or a police officer, an on-the-go...
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Apr 10, 20152 min read
W4YW: Romans Set to Music, Our Culture of Lying, & Leading the Willful
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Video of the Week “My Generation Will End Abortion,”...
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Apr 8, 20154 min read
The Church Needs More Deborahs
My wife and I have three daughters—aged 11, 9, and 7. (We managed to sneak a little boy in there at the end, but ours is still a house...
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Apr 6, 20153 min read
Plumb Line #3: Jesus Commanded Us to Make Disciples, Not Converts
On a Sunday morning in February of 1961, a young man named Sam James preached his first—and only—sermon as the founding pastor of Grace...
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Apr 3, 20152 min read
W4YW: Online Civility, Religious Liberty, & What Google Sees
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Infographic of the Week Who Are the Main Characters...
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Apr 1, 20154 min read
4 Piercing Truths About the Way God Works in the World
If you were to skim Deborah’s song in Judges 5—thinking that you already knew all the details of the story from the previous...
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Mar 30, 20153 min read
Writing “Sending” Into Your Church’s DNA
The following is adapted from the new book Gaining by Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send, now available for order!...
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Mar 27, 20152 min read
W4YW: Pray for ISIS, Killing Small Groups, & Millenials on Abortion
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Articles of the Week Why White People Don’t Want to...
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Mar 25, 20153 min read
The Surprising Secret of Courage
Courage is a funny thing. Most of us would like to be more courageous, to have the strength to stand up to our fears. But if you listen...
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Mar 23, 20154 min read
Why the Bible Tells Some Tragic Stories Comically
It’s sad that we evangelicals so often miss the humor in Bible stories. If we read a story that seems silly or funny in any way, our...
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Mar 20, 20152 min read
W4YW: Of Millennials, Building Campaigns, & Children of Gay Marriage
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Infographic of the Week All the “One Another”...
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Mar 19, 20154 min read
Our Everyday Obedience Is Our Best Witness
A few weeks ago I reflected on the ways that Titus 2 showed gospel change in four different life stages. (You can read that series here.)...
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Mar 17, 20153 min read
Why God Doesn’t Remove Our Sinful Cravings Immediately
Every Christian I know has had the experience of coming up against the same sin—again—and wondering, “Will this struggle ever end? Why...
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Mar 15, 20151 min read
The Fearsome Biscuit
I do my best to ensure that my sermons are well researched. But every now and then, something slips through the cracks. Case in point:...
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Mar 13, 20152 min read
W4YW: Universal Childcare, Sex Predators, & Abortion in Church
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Video of the Week How to Talk on the Phone (Without...
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Mar 11, 20152 min read
How in the World Can We Pray for Our World?
This guest post is by Curtis Alan. Curt is the Missions Pastor here at the Summit. “God bless the missionaries…” Does this summarize your...
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Mar 9, 20154 min read
Three Surprising Essentials to Spiritual Success … From a Southpaw Savior
Ask little kids what their favorite Bible story is, and they’re likely to give you an answer from the Old Testament. Noah’s ark. David...
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