Over the years, I’ve learned to never give unsolicited advice. There have been a few exceptions. But in the main, offering unsolicited advice is a bad idea. What’s been your experience? Read more

Today I interview my friend Michael Heiser on his book, The Unseen Realm. If you’ve read my book Insurgence: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, Michael’s name should be familiar to you since I quote him in several places in my discussion on the fallen principalities and powers later in the book. Countless books pass through my hands each year. Evangelical publishers send me their new titles routinely. Once in a while, I will interview the authors. Most of the time... Read more

Today I interview Tripp York on his controversial book Living on Hope While Living in Babylon. You’ll see that Tripp likes to upset the apple cart. For those of you who are new in the Patheos cyberplasm, like all of my author interviews, this interview is not an endorsement of everything Tripp has written. If you disagree, the comments are open for the next 5 days. Remember to state your objections civilly to Tripp. Our beloved Blog Manager doesn’t approve... Read more

These are my top five picks on the subject of ministry. All are classics in their own right. I suspect that most contemporary Christians who are immersed in “pop-Christianity” today have never heard of them. I’m hoping that this post will change that for many. 1. What Shall This Man Do? 2. The School of Christ 3. The Master Plan of Evangelism 4. No Other Foundation 5. The Release of the Spirit Also: here’s my top 100 Christian books of all time list. Read more

For the first time, I shared my views on the ever-controversial issue of homosexuality in the 85th episode of my podcast. What I said was my response to two people’s questions about the subject. If you haven’t heard the episode yet, click Answers to Hot-Boiling Questions. Don’t assume what I believe. Listen to it in its entirety if you haven’t already.  In that podcast episode, I talk about three views on homosexuality among Christians and I end with “the third... Read more

What do all of these people have in common? Find out by clicking the links below. Bono on Jesus John Lennon on Jesus: The Untold Story Alice Cooper on Jesus Justin Bieber on Jesus Read more

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On the heels of my last post, here’s a message I delivered at a Pastor’s Conference a few years ago. Click here to listen to the message. Read more

I wish I had known Dallas Willard when he was alive. I believe we would have become good friends, as we have so much in common. Willard’s book Living Christ’s Presence is adapted from the talks given at the February 2013 Dallas Willard Center “Knowing Christ Today” conference in Santa Barbara, California. John Ortberg, who has kindly endorsed a number of my books, is also featured in the book, contributing a number of chapters. Each chapter is followed with an... Read more

In 2015, I shared my vision for a ministry dream team. And I still haven’t given up on that vision. So here are the steps on how you can help: Listen to the audio where I cast the vision. Make sure you listen to whole audio, until the end. If you have some people in mind who would be a good fit (in your opinion), contact them directly and send them the link to the audio and your desire to... Read more