We recently looked at the two sacraments God has given to his church. These are visible signs of what God is doing invisibly in the life of his church. My friend Josh recently said a sacrament puts “sensory handles on unseen realities”. Through baptism and communion we can see and feel what God is doing…

There is an old joke that probably applies to many Christian traditions but I heard it of Baptists: Q. How many Baptists does it take to change a light bulb? A. Change?! The truth is change has always been part of the Christian faith, for our faith is enculturated. It has long adopted the cultural…

By now you’ve heard about the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The outcry has been over the decision to have a group of LGBT+ folk seated at a table, with the person seated at the center having a halo. Further, the Greek god Dionysus (called Bacchus by the Romans), the god of…

There are strong opinions about preaching. I know guys who insist on a particular method of preaching—this usually means preaching extemporaneously, off the cuff and without a manuscript. I recently saw a post on social media insisting that one who is preaching must not use a manuscript, for if he uses a manuscript he might…

Last Thursday my City Group had a good discussion about gifts and opportunities to serve. One member who has the spiritual gift of serving—who would die if I shared the person’s name or even indicated whether the person were male or female!—is highly gifted to do all sorts of things behind the scenes. The conversation…