Theology

When Christ is not preached

In Preaching for Revitalization, Michael F. Ross describes one of the symptoms of a congregation that has lost its love for Christ: First, human personalities begin to take preeminence in the life of

Rescuing souls vs. loving neighbors

I’m still finding that social justice sometimes takes a backseat to evangelism in some circles. In others, it’s just the opposite. In his book Compassion, Justice, and the Christian Life, Robert

Fallen, but created

Richard J. Mouw, president of Fuller, highlights two ways of seeing the world: The late Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder once captured the impulse quite nicely when, in the course of one of

Reformed resources for missional work

Tim Keller comments: I think it would be most accurate to say that Reformed theology has always had great resources within it for missional work. For example: 1. Stanley Grenz credits Calvin for