What makes something a trend in one season and a norm in another? While identifying trends is valuable for assessing how church planting practices work, trends need not be foundational.

...How did the world of secular therapies grow so quickly? Secular people wanted help, and many churches were not listening or bringing the direction and comfort of Christ in meaningful ways. Instead, it was...

Did you know that a whopping 31% of the Bible is God revealing how events will unfold before they happen? Our Heavenly Father wants His children to know what the future holds!

...Obviously, compromise can often be a positive...However, compromise that results in reversing someone’s foundational philosophical or moral principles can have catastrophic consequences...

...While our declaration of “New year, new me” is powerful on January 1, it loses steam quickly. The second Friday in January is known as Quitters Day because so many of us give up by then.

There has been mush debate amongst Christians about the relationship between divine sovereignty and human responsibility. Christians are tempted to downplay one of these truths in favor of the other.

...Satan deceives undiscerning people into accepting climate change as a sort of religious doctrine. The big lie is that caring for and sustaining the Earth is more important than one’s relationship with God.

...I would say that if all these things are true of your church, it has arrived at the point of “progressive Christianity.” It’s either already a “woke” church or well on its way to it.

...The disconnect between theology and the Christian has had disastrous results. One need only look at recent polls examining the level of theological knowledge among professing Christians to know that...

...Over time it has become clear that a large number of the new members of local churches were unconverted when they were received into church membership, and given privileges and responsibilities...

...Leaders should not only expect criticism and prepare to endure it, but they must use wisdom to respond rightly to different sorts of critics...This column reflects on how Nehemiah responds to criticism and...

...Yes, let’s serve Jesus faithfully and seek to preserve Christian liberties, but let’s not whine about things being so dark. Instead, let’s shine the light as faithful children of God.

...Backward glances, even backward longings, have their good purposes in the lives of God’s children...But nostalgia can also take a darker turn, can tell a sadder tale. As the winds of memory blow from...

In order to use social media appropriately, it is important for Christians to remember the specific dangers that attend using platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube and Twitter.

As one year ends and a new one begins, I can’t help but ask two questions to myself, “Will Jesus Christ return in 2024?” with its follow-up, “Why is this significant?” Have you thought about this?

...The major problem with the moralism we see today is that it is not actually Christianity. Moralism takes the “Love God, Love People” mantra and makes it the gospel. But this isn’t the gospel; it’s the law!