Who Was David Lipscomb? A Review of ‘Crying in the Wilderness’
David Lipscomb (1831–1917) cofounded David Lipscomb University, served as publisher and editor for the Gospel Advocate, and made a wide-reaching influence on the Restoration Movement’s churches of Christ in the […]
What Is the Worst Sin? A Good Question That’s Killing Us
What is the worst sin? Instead of absorbing the angry answers that come with tribalism, let’s bring the question to Jesus. The story is told of two brothers who were […]
Getting to Enough: Lessons from Leah in the Bible
What can we learn from Leah in the Bible? We’ll learn quite a bit about contentment, if we, unlike her husband Jacob, can pause and appreciate her. It’s the oldest […]
What’s Wrong with Marxism? Here’s How It Played Out in My Country.
What’s wrong with Marxism? Christian Ray Flores was a Russian rockstar who in the 90’s played a role in Boris Yeltsin winning the election and preventing a slide back into […]
Good News, Good Fear, and Good Change
The good news of Jesus brings good change, and that’s not always something that leaves us feeling warm and secure. For the last decade, I have been blessed to teach […]
Feeling Attacked? A Fight or Flight Response Is Too Weak.
When we as Christians feel our faith being attacked, it’s easy to get tense and slip into the natural “fight-or-flight” response. Doing this can narrow our focus to where we […]
3 Encouraging Reminders for Leaders in Small Towns
As a leader in a small-town church, you ever wonder if what you’re doing matters? You need these 3 reminders. You Matter! In a day when everyone is connected, the […]
Pride Cometh Before a Fall . . . So How Can You Fight It?
What does it mean that “pride cometh before a fall”? Pride is inordinate self-exaltation. Because it forgets God and distorts reality, pride puffs us up only to eventually burst, as […]