God’s Planned Obsolescence
MY WIFE AND I, WITH FIVE OTHER COUPLES, planted a church in 2002. In the weeks before we began, two friends took me aside separately to admonish us. “Don’t we already have enough churches in Spokane? Do we really need more?” There are at least two reasons why...
Winnowing Power of The Gospel
EVERYONE IN THE FIRST CENTURY WORLD knew the purpose of a winnowing fork. Farmers used it to separate the wheat from its chaff. They tossed the grain into the air. The wind blew the lighter chaff to the side, and the heavier wheat fell to the threshing floor. In the...How To Be A Church that Offends People Effectively!
JUDY AND I ARE in southern Arizona enjoying the dessert sun. Last weekend we attended a Gospel Coalition/9Marks church in the local area. The people were sincere and kind. We were graciously and effectively greeted several times.But the church exhibited an...Counter-Cultural Churches Flourish
In his book, Prophetic Untimeliness, author, Os Guinness makes the following important observation. “Emphasize only the natural fit between the gospel and the spirit of our age and we will have an easy, comfortable gospel that is closer to our age than to the...| Never miss a post Your email ad .tinner {padding:0; -moz-border-radius:0; border-radius:0;background:transparent;border:0} #F21546_pop_container img {max-width:100%} .F21546_pop_fbz_table {border:0;margin:0;border-collapse:separate;table-layout:auto;background-color:inherit !important;} .F21546_pop_fbz_page {margin:0;padding:0;width:100%;} .F21546_pop_fbz_smartform td {display:table-cell;} .F21546_pop_fbz_row td,tr:nth-of-type(even),tr:nth-of-type(odd) {padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.2em;line-height:1.7em;background-color:inherit!important;} .F21546_pop_fbz_abovelabel, .F21546_pop_fbz_label, .F21546_pop_fbz_div, .F21546_pop_fbz_fieldtext, .F21546_pop_fbz_fieldlabeltext, .F21546_pop_fbz_err 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