Church
Delivering the Goods
“I have this thing and I need to convey it to these people who are gathered here.”
Mark Driscoll and My Desert Temptation
It’s not every day that I’m near the church of a man whose rise (and fall) was the topic of so much controversy.
The Sinners’ Christmas Pageant
The Names Have Been Changed to Protect the Guilty
Suburban Jesus
Where God is often consigned to rituals and grace is incidental.
Is the Church Getting Worse?
Wendall Berry’s How It Went and Some Wisdom From Will Willimon
On Fear Over the Church’s Survival
Church, State, and Vladimir Putin’s Holy War
Pumpkins, Unicorns, and Saints of God
Taking Children’s Ministry Seriously (But Not Too Seriously)
Preaching That Connects
What enables the words of the preacher reverberate past one’s defenses and inspire faith?
Pandemic Pastors and What Remains
After a few years of devastating blows or tiny, constant cuts, what remains at the bottom of your well?
The Long Defeat of Ministry
Ministry can feel impossible, lonely, scary, frustrating, and beautiful, all at the same time.
One Big (Unhappy) Family?
All the Dysfunction, Few of the Perks