An Open Letter from the Widow of Ronnie Smith to the Libyan People
From CBS News, this is a tremendously moving response to the murder of her husband: My husband and best friend Ronnie Smith loved the...
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Dec 18, 20131 min read
Christmas at DPAC (You Won’t Want to Miss This)
Just a quick teaser for you last-minute stragglers: here’s a preview of what’s to come at the Durham Performing Arts Center on December...
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Dec 18, 20134 min read
The Presence of Christ Changes Everything
We cannot feel the warmth of a loving relationship with God until he becomes personal to us. And he cannot become personal to us until we...
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Dec 16, 20131 min read
New Disciples Making Disciples: the Exponential Power of Reproduction
If you were given the option of receiving 10,000 pennies a day for a month or 1 penny on day one, and double the number each successive...
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Dec 13, 20132 min read
W4YW: Plagiarism, Immoral Gift-Giving, & White Privilege
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web. Articles of the Week The Real Problem with Mark Driscoll’s “Citation...
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Dec 11, 20132 min read
Sex and the Church: 10 Excellent Resources
I found this article by Brad Hambrick incredibly helpful. He offers 10 resources on sex, most of which cover areas that the average...
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Dec 9, 20134 min read
Risking for Christ Is Dangerous (but Not Risking Is More Dangerous)
In an excellent little book called Risk Is Right, John Piper points out that most believers in Scripture aren’t given guarantees of...
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Dec 6, 20132 min read
W4YW: Christian Rap, Unhappy Yuppies, & (literally) Working to Death
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web. Articles of the Week Thinking about Thinking about Rap Music, Albert...
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Dec 4, 20134 min read
3 Critical Truths About Our Money
Zacchaeus is a household name for most Christians, thanks to the annoyingly catchy Sunday School jingle. Sadly, most of us don’t know...
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Dec 2, 20133 min read
Initial Faith Is Not Enough; We Need Staying Faith
Most Christians are familiar with the account of Peter walking on water. It’s such an iconic story, in fact, that most non-Christians in...
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Nov 29, 20132 min read
W4YW: Handsome Giving, Holiday Tensions, & the Perfect Proposal
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web. Articles of the Week Oh Yeah, and Here’s Another Reason for You...
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Nov 25, 20134 min read
5 Secrets to a Bolder Life
Most of us would probably like to be bolder. We read the biblical stories of David and Goliath, or of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, or...
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Nov 22, 20132 min read
W4YW: Noah (the Movie), Wasting Time Well, & Abortion Testimonies
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web. Video of the Week Resolving Apparent Contradictions in Scripture...
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Nov 20, 20134 min read
5 Things God Teaches Us in the Tragic Deaths of Ananias & Sapphira
The story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 lets us know that despite the explosion of growth in the early church, they had moments of...
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Nov 18, 20131 min read
From Acts of Kindness to Gospel Proclamation
When ServeRDU goes from projects to people, and from acts of kindness to gospel proclamation: #SummitStoriesandTestimonies
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Nov 15, 20132 min read
W4YW: Manliness at Home, “Christian” Politics, & Stupid Links
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web. Book Review/Video of the Week Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, reviewed...
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Nov 13, 20132 min read
So, “Atheist Megachurches” Are Apparently a Thing
Courtesy of Danny Franks, this article is an insightful look into a fad that proves the maxim, “Truth is often stranger than fiction.”...
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Nov 11, 20133 min read
Four Elements of a True Gospel Witness
Whenever I read the gospel presentations in the book of Acts, I am struck by four elements of the apostles’ witness—boldness, humility,...
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Nov 8, 20132 min read
W4YW: 5 Minutes w/ Your Kids, Murder for Hire, & the Meaning of Sex
Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web. Book Review / Video of the Week What Is The Meaning of Sex?, by...
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Nov 7, 20134 min read
Miraculous Healing – Q&A
As a pastor, I get a lot of question about miraculous healing. These come in all varieties, from mere academic curiosities to the...
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