4 Things That Can Derail Missional Leaders
This post by Seth Richardson on the Missional Alliance web page caught my attention. It’s titled, “Addicted to Dysfunction: Healing from…
The Blessing of Numbers
Don’t you feel bad for the book of Numbers? Seriously, the fourth book of the Bible gets no respect. I think the primary reason the book…
A Walk through African American History and Culture
Professor Todd Mangum and Dr. Larry Anderson Reflect on their walk through The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and…
Christmas For The Broken: A Devotional
Christmas songs are meant to be cheery and fun, and bearable for a short while. They are meant to bring about smiles, laughter, and to…
Eugene Peterson: The Man Who Translated – and Lived – The Message
My wife called me Monday afternoon with the expected, but untimely news that my mentor and friend Eugene Peterson had passed away. “I’m…
Learning the How-To’s of Pastoral Ministry
Several years ago, when I graduated from Biblical Seminary, I was equipped with valuable theological, missiological and philosophical truth…
Remembering September 11, 2001
Today we remember the 9/11 tragedy of 17 years ago — the abrupt loss of life, the dazed faces of dust-covered women and men who made it out…
Can Christians Call God Allah?
“[Christians and Muslims] worship the same God.” These words on a Facebook post by a Wheaton College professor, Larycia Hawkins, whose…
Confessing Sexual Sin: Psalm 51
“When a pastor commits a sexual sin does he need to confess it to the entire church?” This question was asked during my Psalms class last…
20 Questions That Shaped World Christian History
A man living on a small but significant stretch of land in the Middle East was walking with a ragtag group of fellow Jews in what is now…