by Chris Tomlin How do we worship the Savior born in Bethlehem? To start, we remember that He is more than a man who was born two thousand years ago. He is eternal. Christ was in the beginning with God, (John 1:2) and His steadfast love endures forever—His faithfulness to all generations. (Psalm 100:5) Even now, He reigns as our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6-7) The Lord we worship sits at the right... Read more
by Chris Tomlin Come adore Jesus. Come see what God has done. Revere Christ as King. Imagine this King as a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. (Luke 2:12) During the holiday season, we are called to consider how, through Jesus, God has given us everything we need for life and Godliness. (2 Peter 1:3) Christmas is a time to remember and reflect on the significance of the birth of the Savior of the world, and what... Read more
by John W. Morehead Since the terrorist attacks in France by ISIS (Daesh) there has been a wealth of public discussion as to how the world should respond. This has also been the case among Christians. An article at Religion News showed a split among evangelicals, some like Franklin Graham arguing for military action, with others like Ed Stetzer arguing for more peaceful responses. In this blog post I won’t address this evangelical divide specifically, but instead will share four general suggestions... Read more
by Peter Leithart God speaks and light appears. He separates light and darkness, assigns names to each, and judges the whole to be good. Next day, He’s at it again, speaking, separating, assessing, judging. And so it goes throughout the days of creation: With an insistent, incantatory rhythm, God speaks, sees, names, judges. Poetic yes, but more fundamentally, creation unfolds as the enacted poetry of liturgy. From the first pages of Scripture, before we know much of anything about... Read more
by Allison Westerhoff Evil is the enemy, not our bodies. There is a large amount of chatter around the subject of modesty, yoga pants, and where women fit quite literally in the modest clothing wars. But modesty can serve as a double-edged sword. For most young Christian women it’s a confusing and divisive topic. It seems like we can’t decide if modesty makes you a prude, or if you don’t subscribe to it that you are promiscuous. But what about... Read more
by Christopher Cone Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland was initially panned as “George Clooney’s global warming shaming,” but it has much greater aspirations than simply an environmental agenda piece. Roger Ebert recognized a broader ambition when he termed the movie “overreaching, basically Marxism Lite.” Oliver Gettell or the L.A. Times gets a bit closer, I think, when he observes that Tomorrowland is “a deliberate phooey to the kiddie carnage of movies such as ‘Transformers’ and ‘The Avengers,’ which frighten children about the... Read more
by Christina Ryan Claypool You might be a female pastor, pastor’s wife, ministry director, or dedicated church volunteer, but you’re also a mother. The two items you have in common are Kingdom responsibility and kids. Unfortunately, these two valuable commodities are not always compatible. Being a busy mom isn’t easy. It’s not even close to the storybook family that Facebook and Pinterest photos often misrepresent. According to the Barna Group’s FRAMES project, 76% of women in our nation reported to overall... Read more
by JD Greear I once heard a story about an old grandfather sitting lazily on the porch of his country home with his grandson, his six dogs lying underneath the porch. About a hundred yards across the field a rabbit darted out of a bush, stared back at the house for just a second, and then darted back into the undergrowth. One of the dogs perked up, let out a short bark, and took off across the field. Immediately, the... Read more
Whatever you’re good at, do it well for the glory of God, and do it somewhere strategic for the mission of God. Read more
The criteria upon which any church should measure its success is not how many new names are added to the roll nor how much the budget is increased, but rather how many Christians are actively winning souls and training them to win the multitudes. Read more
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