Is Bigger Really Better?

In our culture there’s not much demand for a God whose interests are for the poor and needy, or who sends rain on the just and the unjust. It’s hard to market a God who calls for sacrificial service and for loving our neighbor and our enemy. Liberal...

Greed Results in Idolatry

Greed moves something else into God’s place. Our stuff becomes the source of life. We live to get and have more and more things. And these things, we believe, add meaning to our lives. Well, welcome to the real world. It’s a harsh world, too. Thousands of...

Churches Face Minister Shortage

It’s strange that churches are finding their young and faithful leaving the church in order to fulfill their callings. It’s enough to make us wonder if churches have been hammering one thing, while God wanted something else entirely. The effects of this...

Jesus, Lost in the Marketplace

The problem is not where the Gospel goes, but what form it takes. Jesus certainly did take his message to the centers of economic influence. When he got there, however, he didn’t open a booth. Rob Vaughn is a professional wrestler and a Christian. He recently...

Politics in Sheep’s Clothing

The idea of candidates stumping about from church to church, leaving worship with their pockets full of consecrated dollars, may turn out be the shell game of all time. By means of some creative procedural moves, however, Jones has reached an agreement with the House...