Church

The Almost Invisible Church

I love this paragraph from James K.A. Smith’s new book On the Road With Saint Augustine: Let your eyes skate past the megachurch industrial complex and take note of the almost

To Know the Love of Christ

What do you pray for your church? I find Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians interesting: For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and

The Hidden Life of Trees (and Churches)

I picked up a book on vacation: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World. I was camping in a forest, so it seemed like

Don’t Cancel Your Church Services

UPDATE: This post is about why you shouldn’t normally cancel a church service. Sometimes, as in the case of a pandemic, it may be wise to do so. “Church is closed today,

Three Challenges in Apologetics

When I started as a church planter in a secular city, I thought I’d face a sophisticated set of questions about Christianity. I was surprised to discover that many people don’t