Category Archives: Thought Questions

The Resurgence published an interview with several worship leaders at prominent Reformed mega-churches. “Reformed” means Calvinist. Now, all the churches these men minister for are instrumental and contemporary. Some are multi-campus churches. The stereotype is that large, instrumental, “denominational” congregations are … Continue reading →

From Perry Noble, Senior Pastor of NewSpring Church in South Carolina, What are some signs that you are not healthy? #1 – You cannot remember the last time you clearly heard the Word of God speak to you about an … Continue reading →

A reader asked me what I think about a preacher using sermon outlines, stories, and examples from published material by another — with permission but without attribution. In other words, what if your preacher routinely preaches using someone else’s material … Continue reading →

From Todd Rhoades at Monday Morning Insight — The church’s dirtiest little secret is not the scandal of flock [fleecing] pastors jetting around at their church’s expense. Nor is it the outrageous salaries or even the oft expected and oft … Continue reading →

Interesting article from Jonathan D. Fitzgerald at Patheos. He notes that research shows that conservative denominations are growing the fastest. The spread of conservative Christianity is not a ratification of Mohler’s [the president of the Southern Baptist convention] brand of … Continue reading →

What do you do when you find out you’re going to die? I think it’s a good question because, you know, you are. Me, too. Death is pretty much inevitable. But we live in a society that fears death. We … Continue reading →

The Resurgence just posted an article on how to protect your daughter from Barbie. And they are serious. Now, I have no daughters. Just the four boys. I have a daughter-in-law, but she didn’t show up until she was past … Continue reading →

From Wade Hodges, One of the biggest mistakes I made as a young preacher was that I was driven by a desire to turn the churches I was serving into churches I could be proud of working with, because at … Continue reading →

New article from Biblical Archaeology Review called “The Death & Death of Biblical Minimalism” is a must read for readers interested in archaeology. For centuries, archaeologists were believers who assumed the Old Testament to be essentially accurate. That position has … Continue reading →

It pains me more than I can say to report this bit of tragic news.  According to the USA Today, Christians are fatter than non-Christians. More precisely stated (and this is even more painful), frequent church attenders are fatter than … Continue reading →