THE AGENDA IS… There have been many descriptors following those words over the past few assemblies. This time, I hear things like “straightforward” and “not controversial,” almost as if that is a disappointment. It has even been posited that other than electing a department director and new Executive Council, “there isn’t much on there,” and... Continue Reading →
Will you serve when He doesn’t want a dragon slain?
A paradox is offered in Leviticus 2. Here we find the Supreme Creator of the Universe, who hangs stars on nothing, carves mountain ranges, and sets the boundaries of the seas, telling His people how He wants to be approached. He doesn’t request some great feat or the completion of a quest. Jehovah doesn’t want... Continue Reading →
America at War with Iran, Christian Perspective
Last night, the world lurched forward down a path that seemed inevitable, that could have been prevented, but that is here nonetheless. As the U.S. and Israel launch attacks against the Iranian regime—an action necessitated by Iran’s refusal to abandon its mission to obtain nuclear weapons and its calls to destroy the U.S. and Israel—the... Continue Reading →
Halftime and America’s New Religion
I have been asked for my thoughts on the TPUSA halftime show. I did not watch either halftime show—or the Super Bowl, for that matter—and cannot remember the last time I saw one. I spent last night fellowshipping with a group of pastors. That said, by all accounts, I am glad I didn't watch. I... Continue Reading →
Demo Day in Waco, have Chip and Jo damaged their influence beyond repair?
To call it a death would be melodramatic, but something certainly “ceased to be” this week. It started as a trickle, an article here or there, then a deluge of Christian media outlets began carrying the story that Chip and Joanna Gaines, long hailed as standard bearers of Christian success in business and entertainment, had... Continue Reading →
