I started a new podcast that looks at the emotional, psychological and spiritual burden of being in ministry leadership. Each episode will feature an interview with a pastor, author, athlete, musician or non-profit leader. I hope the podcast is helpful for you and the Church at large. I think it offers something honest, raw and […]
Part 1 Q&A on how we are to understand the laws of the Old Testament
This past Sunday, my sermon was about the old covenant the Israelites made with God in Exodus 19-24. I asked for people to text in questions they had throughout the sermon and I attempted to answer them at the end of the teaching. Due to time restraints, we only got through two questions, so I […]
Jesus’s Guide to Forgiving Your Spouse
(This is an excerpt from the book I’m working on called “Beyond the Battle,” a book for men about sexual purity and our identity in Christ. This excerpt can easily be applied to both men and women. Also, it is not referencing any individual offense within my marriage, but is referring to my tendency as […]
Why Lent?
When I was growing up, the only people I knew who observed Lent were my Catholic friends, who honestly, didn’t know or care much about Jesus in their daily lives from what I could observe. I remember they had to eat fish for lunch on Fridays in the school cafeteria. I once asked a friend […]
Faith’s Grand Paradox About Your Doubts: Love Trumps Information
Ken Wytsma’s most recent book The Grand Paradox, addresses many of the tensions believers and non-believers feel toward the Christian faith. Ken is founder of The Justice Conference coming up June 5-6 in Chicago and is also the author of Pursuing Justice. Tensions within the Bible and Christianity abound. Many of these tensions push people […]
Public porn with strangers no big deal for Fifty Shades of Grey fans
Do you remember when the only way to get porn was to purchase a magazine or video from a shady convenient store? You had to face the clerk and give them money, owning up to the shame of what you were purchasing. You might have worn a hat or sunglasses to try to mask your […]