I cancelled my subscription to Relevant Magazine this week, a magazine I’ve received for many years now. This truly is not a post to bash Relevant–I think they have a very focused mission, are very good at what they do, and I know are helping a lot of people. I’m really just writing this to […]
Why do we talk about race at our church?
I never heard a sermon that referenced race while growing up in church. What does race have to do with people coming to know Jesus, anyway? Or what does it have to do with the Bible? When I talk about race in sermons at Crossroads, I think these are thoughts that go through the minds […]
Is the Church unified in Jesus or layers of race, ethnicity & culture?
We began a sermon series in 1 Corinthians a couple of weeks ago. Week 1 on the first chapter went off fine. I talked about how the church at Corinth was a squabbling, quarreling church and that Paul was writing this letter to them to teach them to be united Christ and to get along […]
Free Pie + Help Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse = Win
Reasons you should care about Child Sexual Abuse: The most likely candidates to abuse your children are people you wouldn’t expect. People like relatives, babysitters, etc who have developed trust relationships with them. Abduction is not something that happens to other people. It happens to people who don’t think it will happen to them and […]
Great Article in LSJ on Covenant Eyes Purity Software
The Lansing State Journal recently interviewed me for an article they were writing about the Owosso, MI based company Covenant Eyes. I was glad to help with the story and am encouraged that our newspaper would help shed some light on the dark and addictive sin of porngraphy that secretly stifles so many Christians and […]
Peace in the Storm
My friend Rodney McNary wrote this–I hope it’s helpful and gives you peace as you go through life’s storms: Shortsighted and unwise, people call men “happy” when life goes well with them, when they are prosperous, cheerful, or loved by relations and friends, and the sun is shining. People with these kinds of circumstances, however, […]