‘Look, here is the Christ!’
In Matthew 24:23 Jesus forewarns His followers to be aware of deception and deceivers to come, saying, Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not...
Category: Discipleship
Dangerous Trends – Churches Promoting Self Happiness Over God’s Holiness
I have often said the contrast between the contemporary American gospel and the biblical gospel is this: The contemporary American version says, “This is who I am. This is how I feel. And God...
Bonhoeffer Convinced Me to Abandon My Dream
His words challenged everything I had learned about pastoral vision. Chase Replogle Image: Illustration by Rick Szuecs / Source images: Unsplash / Envato In a seminary class on leadership, the professor gave us each...
The Holiness Crisis in Our Churches
Years ago, pastors used to preach a lot of sermons on holiness. But times and attitudes have since changed, and we don’t often hear people talking about holiness anymore. Unfortunately, that includes charismatic Christians....
Pastor Contrasts American Christianity With Fervor of Chinese Christians: ‘I Will Not Pray You Become Like Us’
A pastor in Hawaii recently shared a story about his visit to China, where he was taken aback by the authenticity and fervor of Christians in the nation, as compared to what he observes...
