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How Can We Avoid ‘Believing’ the Bible While Denying What It Actually Says?

We need to learn, and teach other people, not just to read the Bible but also how to interpret it, so they don’t end up being Bible-believing heretics or Jesus-followers who follow a Jesus different than the real Jesus of the Bible and history.

Is Gen Z Coming Back to Church?

When people born between 1997 and 2007 go to church, they attend, on average, about 23 services per year.

The Narrow Path for the Long Haul

The benefits of having faith stretch far beyond a spiritual checkbox. They seep into how I handle stress, find hope, and relate to others.

Faith That Comes by Hearing

3 strategies for reaching oral cultures with the gospel

6 Tips When Striking Up Spiritual Conversations

Every day we encounter people who don’t know Christ’s saving love—who are “harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:36).

How to Navigate the Negative Naysayer

When someone trumpets a series of baseless complaints, they are like a young child discovering a live mic in a room full of people. The noise is loud, overbearing, and impossible to ignore.

Why College Grads and Retirees Make Great Church Planters

We tell them, “Give us two years, and we’ll change the world.”

A Practical Look at Being Salt and Light

We want to be careful and try to influence them more than they are influencing us. Sometimes, in an attempt to “relate” to nonbelievers, Christians will make unnecessary compromises.

Saying ‘Yes’ to Serve

Our purpose is to serve him wholeheartedly, without expecting accolades or rewards.

Don’t Forget the Next Generation

Are you overlooking a third of your church?

A Perspective on How God Loves

The stackpole for which she gathers her thoughts is simple: “What God mostly does... is love.” She’s right.