One of the books that I am currently reading through is Timothy Keller’s book Preaching. In his chapter Preaching Christ to the Culture he discusses the idea that the Bible, as God’s revelation of himself, transcends all fallible human cultures and therefore it is expected that every culture is going to be offended by something... Continue Reading →
No Christian, That’s Called Pornography
Recently, I was having a conversation with some friends where we lamented the fact that so many Christians, including many within our own church, are comfortable with not just watching but publicly endorsing Game of Thrones. (I have never watched an episode of GoT, for reasons that will follow, therefore, if in anything I speak... Continue Reading →
Don’t Let Them Sit Alone
On a cold Sunday morning I took a Lyft to a church I’d never attended in a city I’d never been to. The driver was listening to some pretty raunchy rap and wasn’t interested in small talk. She dropped me off in what I thought was the parking lot and, despite my initial desires, I... Continue Reading →
The Legalism Behind the Attractional Church Method
To get us started let’s determine what we mean when we say a church is attractional? Jared Wilson defines an attractional church as a “church ministry whose primary purpose is to make Christianity appealing.”1 This does not mean that it is or isn’t contemporary or even that is or isn’t a megachurch, but that the... Continue Reading →