In Revise Us Again, I took dead aim at the two current problems in Christianity today – legalism on the one hand and libertinism on the other. I call these two tendencies “the two enemies of the gospel.” And they have been with us since the first century. Recently, Josh Kelley has written a new book called Radically Normal: You Don’t Have to Live Crazy to Follow Jesus. It’s a response to a certain genre of books that have caused younger Christians... Read more
Many, many years ago in a land far, far away, I wrote a little red book with George Barna that offended many people, religious people especially. If George and I were living in the first century, that book would have gotten us boiled in olive oil. In the 21st century, however, the book generated hate mail from Quakers and bodily threats from the Amish! Yes, it offended religious people from every denominational quarter. One of the first people to defend... Read more
Eric Johnson, the son of Bill Johnson of Bethel Church, has written a new book called Christ in You. Unless you’re new to the blog, you know that the theme of living by the Christ who dwells in us is the central mark of my ministry. For that reason, I wanted to find out what Eric’s book is about and what specific points he makes in it. So Eric and I talked about it and here’s the interview. Enjoy! Instead of asking, “what... Read more
Back in 2008, I wrote an article that went viral called The Current Move of God. In it, I outlined 8 characteristics of what I believe to be an exciting current in the next move of God. Today, Jennifer LeClaire releases a new book called The Next Great Move of God: An Appeal to Heaven for Spiritual Awakening. In this book, Jennifer outlines a different current of what she believes is part of the next great move of God. I... Read more
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