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- September 23, 2025
The Intention of God At the root of our faith is an assumption that God has an intention for the…
- September 17, 2025
It is common to critique local churches for their faithlessness. Yet when you think about it, many of these churches…
- September 11, 2025
Do you ever wonder what could happen if churches of different races but the same Gospel not only believed but…
- September 9, 2025
Step two for the pastor. Explain to them that you want to have lunch and discuss the church's role in…
- September 8, 2025
Being Spirit-led is anything but being on easy street. With the biblical stories before us, we know that a faithful…
- September 6, 2025
In some corner of many pastors’ minds is the disturbing belief that most of their members, while verbalizing Christian beliefs,…
- September 5, 2025
As depicted in the PowerPoint presentation, Step by Step Guide to Anti-Racism Ministry, we have some significant advantages that can…
- August 31, 2025
Little was known about the planet’s intelligent life forms except for the puzzling reality that the entire population was separated…
- August 30, 2025
THE CHOICE IS YOURS A spaceship was hurtling through space on an adventure never before experienced by humankind. Almost by…
- August 25, 2025
The Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do abouttheir squirrel infestation. After much prayer and many meetings,…
- August 16, 2025
I have just finished reading an article in the September issue of the Christian Century that not only saddened me…
- August 9, 2025
If, as a recent Barna poll suggests, almost 2/3rds of active Christians believe that the church should address the issue…
- August 2, 2025
No pastor likes to think of conflict and division in the church, especially the one in which the pastor offers…
- July 14, 2025
How many times, have you seen someone else do a job and thought, if I were doing it, I’d have…
- July 3, 2025
BY STEPHEN MCCUTCHAN There once was a church called Charlie who lived in a vast country called Amer. Amer was…
- June 24, 2025
PART 3 Scene #6 A new strategy “I wonder what would happen if we didn’t start out focusing on race…
THE PROBLEM WITH PERFECT CHURCHES
April 17, 2026
DID GOD HAVE A BETTER IDEA? I’m inviting you on a faith journey, so let me offer an adaption of…
GOD’S APPROACH TO RACISM
April 17, 2026
GOD’S TRANSFORMATION OF THE CHURCH A Pastor’s Guide Chapter 1 Throughout history, churches have played a significant role in shaping…
SEVEN WORDS A PREACHER DOESN’T SAY
April 14, 2026
I think one of the great pressures on pastors is that there is this idea that no matter what a…
OLD AGE AND SPIRITUAL LIFE
April 14, 2026
Consider how Scripture speaks to our spiritual life as our body continues to age. Genesis 1:1-2: The same word for…
SAVED TO COMMUNITY
April 10, 2026
DON’T BE PARALYZED BY GUILT Third, Redemptive Theology also assumes the holiness of God. God is a God of justice…
A COMPANY OF PASTORS
April 1, 2026
t group. Many judicatories have encouraged such support groups as a counterpoint to the problem of isolation and loneliness in…
Healthy churches & faithful anti-racism
March 30, 2026
Two blog series Healthy churches & faithful anti-racism At eighty-five years of age and with declining health, I want to…
A PARABLE OF THE BEGINING
November 15, 2025
There once was a church called Charlie who lived in a vast country called Amer. Amer was a vast, spacious…
worship and anti-racism
November 9, 2025
TRANSFORMING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…