Thursday's Catch: "Christ and the Love of Neighbor" and More

Christ and the Love of Neighbor

When Jesus and the New Testament writers summarize the law as loving God and loving our neighbor, they have in mind active love. Read More

9 Specific Reasons People Don't Trust Pastors

If you read this blog regularly, you know my love for pastors. I am a pastor, and I have great respect for those who lead God’s church. At the same time, my consulting work and my speaking schedule have given me opportunities to speak with people who no longer trust pastors. I’ve previously written about general reasons that folks lose trust in pastors, but I’m adding today some specific reasons I’ve heard more than once. I’m afraid that many people unfairly characterize all pastors based on only one or two examples; nevertheless, here are some of the more specific reasons they’ve lost their trust.... Read More

Are “Altar Calls” a Good Idea? [Video]

When a Christian minister preaches the gospel, there has to be an invitation. But that invitation is a call to repent and believe—not to physically relocate your body at the end of the service. Watch Now

What We Lost When We Lost Our Hymnals

Tim Challies takes a look at what churches lost when they abandoned hymnals for the multimedia projector. Read More

One loss that Tim Challies does not mention in this article, which I have previously posted on Anglicans Ablaze, is the disappearance of congregational singing altogether in a growing number of churches. While supposedly freeing the members of the congregation to worship God in song, unencumbered by a book in their hands, the abandonment of hymnals and the adoption of the multimedia projector has contributed to this development.

Let’s Ditch the Guilt on Evangelism

Why don’t we all experience this same burning desire to share Jesus with others? Why does it become a matter of being pushed down a guilt-tripped path rather than a strong desire to share the life-giving news of the most precious relationship we have? Read More

Lord, Have Mercy on 67% of Us

A Lenten research roundup of what Americans think of sin. Read More

Vatican: Claim That Pope Denied Hell's Existence Is Unreliable

The Vatican disputes the claim of Italian atheist Eugenio Scalfari, that Pope Francis does not believe in the existence of hell. Read More