Efrem Smith: An Outpost for the Kingdom—Part 1
“We cannot surrender the outposts of God’s kingdom to the ways of our nation. We are here to transform. To make disciples.”
“We cannot surrender the outposts of God’s kingdom to the ways of our nation. We are here to transform. To make disciples.”
“Outside influences have shaped the allegiance of God’s people more than the kingdom of God or the authentic Jesus."
In this candid interview, founding pastor Timothy Keller discusses the "new age of anxiety," the collapse of the secular idea of progress, and how his personal battle with pancreatic cancer has deepened his reliance on the "infallible hope" of the resurrection.
Many Christians believe in hope—but don’t experience it. This article explores how God’s presence turns belief into lived reality, even in suffering.
“We all need to be met with the compassion that helps disarm us to accept that we have been loved by God to the point of the gracious, violent sacrifice of Jesus.”
"God gave you your ministry to take care of it for him. It is more than a job. It is a calling, and a grand one."
Shann Ray's journey from professional basketball player to poet and professor of leadership and forgiveness studies, exploring servant leadership reconciliation.
In a beloved relationship, the one who has done harm must come to listen and be ready to ask for mercy and commit to change in order to restore the dignity of the other group or person, a key aspect of restoring dignity through reconciliation.
Unless were going to disobey Jesus, we must prioritize making disciples and multiplying reproducing churches.
David Platt discusses the importance of church planting and how to live a life that truly counts.