On Monday Anna sent me a copy of an article. My initial reaction was anger—not at Anna, of course, but at the content of the article. The article reported the findings of a biennial survey by Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Research. The survey focused on evangelical Christians, and the findings were disturbing. For several iterations…

In 1960 the FDA approved a birth control pill, which launched a massive social upheaval in our culture. Attitudes toward sex, gender roles, marriage, and morality were shifted suddenly as sex and procreation were violently separated. Because of this separation, sex and marriage were also separated. Human history has shown that the best environment for…

As we prepare to present a candidate for elder we are at a significant point in our church’s history. We’ve affirmed new elders before, and we’ve hired staff members before, but we’ve never hired a staff elder before. In many churches this position would be called something like “Associate Pastor”. There is a real sense…

We’re Americans, which means we love our independence and our ability to self-rule. We love our rugged individualism. Well, perhaps we actually hate it but we don’t know anything different so we cling to what we know. The sort of individualism we experience in our culture is unique in world history as it’s largely devoid…

You know the song. You may not have listened to it on purpose but there’s a reason the original video on YouTube has more than sixteen billion views. According to YouTube it is the most-watched video of all time. It is, in every sense, a viral video. If you heard even a brief clip of…