Evangelizing the Church of Darwin
Neo-Darwinian materialism1 prevails as the orthodoxy of science and secularism that reigns supreme. Neo-Darwinian materialists tend to believe that the miracle of consciousness and subjectivity can...
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Reigning with Christ on Daily Mission
To say that the heart of the gospel is Christ crucified would not be wrong (1 Cor. 1:23; Gal 6:14). To say that the heart of the gospel is the resurrection of Christ would not be wrong either, for by...
View ArticleSent into the Harvest: Halloween on Mission
What if a crisp October wind blew through “the way we’ve always done things” at Halloween? What if the Spirit stirred in us a new perspective on October 31? What if dads led their households in a fresh...
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“I Could Tell You Some Stories . . . ”
“I could tell you some stories . . . ” Remarked Charlie, before he was cut off by his next door neighbor Barton, “Sure you could and yet many writers do everything in their power to insulate themselves...
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Redeeming Our Offices
Today, we’re re-releasing Jeremy Writebol’s everPresent: How the Gospel Relocates Us in the Present via Kindle on Amazon.com. You can buy your digital copy with one click $6.49. A Bad Day at the Office...
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3 Ways Not to Share Jesus with Millennials
Over the course of the last six months, I’ve been communicating almost daily with a friend who was my small group leader when I was in middle and high school. We’ll call him Kurt. Kurt was an awesome...
View Article4 Benefits of Stories for Discipleship
Not everyone values good stories. Sometimes Christians can be the worst of all, afraid of being of the world. What we must remember is that everything we do is part of a liturgy we live in. If we are...
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Cue Transformative Discipleship
What will the world look like in 100 years? Or more specifically—what will Christianity look like in 100 years? In a 1,000 years? In 10,000 years?1 This might be very hard for us to fathom. Thinking...
View ArticleWhat Do We Mean By “Missional Living”?
When we look at the missional life of the disciples, it’s tempting to think the work they did in proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and engaging in the works of the kingdom were only done with...
View ArticleThe Presence of Advent
The Greatest Fear What is the single greatest fear that most people have about the Advent season, especially Christmas Day? I doubt it has to do with finding the perfect gift. Nor does it seem like...
View ArticleFinding Release From Our Spiritual Mistresses
God’s intention is to restore believers in Christ and turn them into new people. “If anyone is in Christ,” the Scripture says, “he is a new creation. The old has gone and the new has come.” As...
View ArticleMissional Lessons for the Holidays
GOD CREATED HOLIDAYS Cultural celebrations are not man-made institutions. Like much of God’s creation, holidays can be—and have been—distorted for all sorts of less-than-holy purposes. But what if...
View ArticleRedeeming Theology
I knew it was coming. The conversation was inevitably leading to one of my least favorite assertions. I thought to myself, “Please don’t say it, please don’t say it.” Too late—the familiar words...
View ArticleTelling the Same Story a Thousand Ways
“He’s got one trick to last a lifetime, but that’s all a pony needs.” — Paul Simon In preaching the gospel, we are essentially telling the same story a thousand different ways. Movie-maker Wes Anderson...
View Article4 Ways to Serve a School
One of the simplest ways to love a city is to serve its schools. Education, among other structures, is one of the main components on which a city thrives, creates culture, and builds the wellbeing of...
View ArticleWe’re All Suspect
I imagine you’ve thought about dying or about the what-if’s of how you might die. I do. And I honestly hate thinking about it. I think I’m invincible just like my five-year-old son does. You do too....
View Article2 Big Reasons Evangelism Isn’t Working
One in five Americans don’t believe in a deity. Less than half of the population attends religious services on a regular basis. People simply find our evangelism unbelievable. Why? While a person’s...
View ArticleMaking Peace Through Confronting And Repenting
Everyone assigns a different meaning to the word “peace.” To some, peace is a calm feeling, an ability to relax, and a care-free life. To others, peace is the end of hostility, a white flag raised to...
View ArticleHow to Shine the Light of the Gospel Into Public Schools
I’ve had the honor of writing a lot on evangelism, gospel-centered ministry, and spiritual awakenings. I’ve probably never been more excited about a project than a book that just released called Get...
View Article5 Vital Ways to Seek the Welfare of Your Neighborhood
I have spent my entire life living in two inner city neighborhoods of Chicago (Humboldt Park and West Garfield Park). It is easy to believe that God has abandoned these two communities due to the...
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