Some context: As many victims and observers wrestle with the results and implications of yesterday’s storms near OKC, we can turn to Jesus for help. Jesus models how to pray honestly and hopefully in the midst of despair. This post is from a book exploring the ways Jesus prayed in times of darkness. Crying [...]
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What am I Preaching? (5 Key Questions for Preaching in a Changing Culture #3)
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series 5 Key Questions My own research finds that we live in a culture where many are uninformed about Christianity, hold pluralistic views about morality and spirituality, distrust the institution of the church, care mostly about the here and now rather than the hereafter, but still [...]
Who is Preaching? (5 Questions for Preaching in a Changing Culture #2)
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series 5 Key Questions One without authority. That’s how preacher and author Fred Craddock described us back in 1969. In his As One Without Authority Craddock was addressing the “when” question (see previous post in this series). He understood that preachers were moving into a time-zone when [...]
Heaven Isn’t Enough (How Christians Have Settled for Less Than Jesus Came to Give)
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Small Spiritual Steps In his book After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters N. T. Wright tells of James. James was worried that we Christians have settled for less than Jesus came to give: James…had been attending the church where he’d had that wonderful, life-changing [...]
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