Who is Brian McLaren, and what has he done to make these people so angry? March 29 marks the beginning of the holiest week for Christians — when believers reflect on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. This year, there’s something of a dust-up among evangelicals over core beliefs about who Jesus was and whether... Continue Reading

WormTape on Facebook #1 The following conversation took place on a lovely spring day outside of the offices of a certain church board. These comments were later posted on various Facebook pages. Hard to believe? Just wait. Lisa: “Wow! I’ve been here 18 years and never seen the security like this. ‘Code Red’ is now... Continue Reading

Given that Israel is America’s closest and only reliable ally in the Middle East, an administration seemingly speaking from distinctly different directions on this particular incident raises a number of troubling questions. On Thursday, March 11, during Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to Israel to herald the re-initiation of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Israel’s Interior Ministry announced... Continue Reading

“Care Net also anticipates that if abortions increase because they’re free and federally-subsidized in healthcare plans, there will be a huge increase in the demand for post-abortion recovery programs.” Care Net, a network of 1,190 pregnancy centers in North America, issued the following statement by Care Net President Melinda Delahoyde in response to the final... Continue Reading

“Intimidated, unsure, defensive, distracted, fearful of what opponents are up to next … these symptoms are all too descriptive of pastors, elders, and even entire congregations that have been repeatedly blindsided by conflict.” The recent hit movie, The Blind Side, provides a surprisingly vivid illustration of how a well-trained shepherd can serve as a “left... Continue Reading

“Servant,” and not “pastor” is the most important and prominent, biblical term for any Christian believer in church leadership! Surprising? It was to me. Like most church people I had accepted the common belief that a lead elder in the local church is properly called “pastor” because the idea of pastor (or shepherd) is the... Continue Reading

Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son in the Muslim world, and fulfill through him the prayer of Abraham thy friend, “O, that Ishmael might live before thee.” The great historian of Christian mission, Kenneth Scott Latourette, once said that no man deserved the title “The Apostle to Islam” more than Samuel Zwemer. (from... Continue Reading

Churches using 700Mhz wireless equipment appear to be in trouble on June 22nd when the FCC Billion-dollars sale becomes effective. As the Federal Communications Commission seeks out more broadband space, the agency is being asked to consider possibly the largest group that would be affected by the move – that is, churches. Churches across the... Continue Reading

On Sunday mornings or Wednesday nights or at your campus ministry, if you look out at the audience and it’s predominantly white your are looking at an end of era if these demographic trends hold. A new study suggests that today’s white women seem less interested in having children than previous generations. According to the... Continue Reading

Editor: The PCA Presbytery of the Siouxlands (PS) has been “officially” dealing with a Federal Vision (FV) controversy since early in 2007. In view of the considerable lapse of time between then and now, and given the current state of affairs in this matter, it seems that a review of a few basic facts might... Continue Reading