Category Archives: kingdom

The Other Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

When the world considers the evangelical church they don’t conclude we’re overrun with intellectual rigor. They don’t consider us the sharpest knives in the drawer. God commands us to love Him with all of our minds. He gives us, His … Continue reading

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From Orthodoxy to Doxology and Back Again

When Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, describes the church as the body of Christ, he speaks more wisely than we fools tend to hear. As is the habit of the modern evangelical church, we take the full, … Continue reading

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Silence of the Shams: Cyberspace Lessons from Middle-Earth

Every new technology seems to raise new ethical questions. What we discover, however, is that the old answers suffice to answer the new questions. Consider the internet. For some of you the internet is as normal as the sunrise. You’ve … Continue reading

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Sophisticated Lady: The Church That’s Not a Church

We’ve all heard the horror stories. First comes the church that offered visitors a free oil change during the “service” if you would come. Next, some churches offered simple cash rewards. More recently a church raffled off a new Harley … Continue reading

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Blessed Are the Persecuted For My Name’s Sake

The early church faced at least two distinct and competing enemies. While Jesus walked the earth and after, God’s kingdom faced the challenges of both the Roman Empire and Judaism. An armed terror that was, though given to emperor worship, … Continue reading

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Our Gratitude and Our Shame in God’s Country

Every few weeks, on my podcast, posted right here every Wednesday, I do a segment called “That 70s Kid.” Therein I give myself free rein to wax nostalgic about those halcyon days. I might talk about the great cereals we … Continue reading

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America’s Birthday, My Birthday, Ears to Hear & More

Apparently, in order to give it all its due, the country has moved my birthday (today) celebration to the weekend. To tide you over till then, why not listen in on this week’s podcast? This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Anything You Can Do I Can Do Worser; I Can Do Anything…

Worser than you. This is not, of course, reason to boast, but is reason for shame. The worst shame, however, comes when I forget this truth. We find it all too easy to sit in judgment of others. Now I’m … Continue reading

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Priorities, Emphases and the Lord Who Sets Them

There are, when we disagree, almost always two disagreements. Most of the time the smaller disagreement is the bigger one. Consider election. There are some in the church who believe that God chooses who will believe His gospel. There are … Continue reading

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When You Love the CEO But Hate Middle Management

It’s not often that a bumper sticker sticks with me. Rarer still is when I not only remember one, but actually like it. Still more rare is when one that I like comes from a Christian perspective. My boss is … Continue reading

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