I’ll begin with some important prefacing remarks. I am absolutely committed to the centrality of local churches in God’s kingdom agenda. 

In some passages the bride is the Church.

Enjoying good music makes us smile. It’s part of what makes us human. And one recent TV show drives the point home in an unexpected and astounding way.

The apostle Paul gave us our top priority: “What I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3).

Can the gospel spread, and thousands be converted, and churches grow, and love abound where Christianity is continually spoken against?

When it comes to church involvement, many in previous generations struggled with legalism. Today many struggle with the opposite–license.

I have spent hours on the phone in the last week with End of the Spear producers Mart Green and Steve Saint.

How should we think about our Saturday night service in view of “the Lord’s Day” being the “first day of the week”? So here is my response.

In 2003, Randy Alcorn spoke to a group of writers at the Christian Writers Conference on the subject of grace and truth. In this clip, he talks about the importance of churches living out both grace and truth. For more information, check out Randy's book The Grace and Truth Paradox.