My New Book Is Out! A Hard Look at Churches of Christ
Exciting news! My new book is finally out in paperback! It is called “Restoring a Movement: a Hopeful future for Churches of Christ” and it is my manifesto on the current state of churches of Christ, why these churches are in a pickle, reasons for hope and some simple/concrete things that we can do to […]
Logos Review: Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library (47 Volumes)
The Anchor Bible reference library is a collection of books that I have had some connect with over the last 10 years. I have owned a number of these and used them in my studies, so when the collection was priced at 40% off I wanted to point this out to my readers. Full disclosure […]
Redefining What Needs Restored – What’s Next for Churches of Christ?
Restoring New Testament Christianity – that has been the goal of the American Restoration Movement and Churches of Christ. Did we set the right goal or has this goal derailed us and is part of why we are a steep decline today? I want to share three thoughts on this with you and hear your […]
Announcing My First Book! “Restoring a Movement: A Hopeful Future for Churches of Christ”
To be perfectly honest, after thinking and writing about churches of Christ in my 203 and 30s, I took a break in my 40s. There were some ducks I needed to get in a row with my ministry and I was exhausted going over the same issues over and over again. The last five years […]
Review of Logos Bible Software – 2025 Lutheran Portfolio
Introducing Logos denominational software collections for 2025! Logos continues to improve its Bible study platform. The newest improvement is the addition of denomination specific 2025 collections/libraries. Logos has collections specific to: Anglican, Baptist, Charismatic, Lutheran, Messianic Jewish, Orthodox, Reformed, 7th day adventist, Catholic (Verbum) and Wesleyan. Each of these collections come in a variety of […]
Review of Logos Bible Software Subscription Service
Logos recently made a huge change from buying the software to a monthly subscription service. Lots of people were skeptical. Some people have decided to not go the monthly recurring route on principle or because they think it will be more expensive and don’t like that idea. I am going to address that concern and […]
Is There Still a Harvest? Have We Identified the Wrong Problem?
The harvest is plentiful…it doesn’t always seem like it is. We get discouraged. We think “why try?” No one is interested or else they would already have come to faith. But God said the harvest is plentiful…that harvest size is a non-issue. The issue is what he says next, “The workers are few.” We need […]
Giving Tuesday! Asking For Your Help!
3500 articles is a lot of content! I have done my best over the last 18 years here to give away as much as possible. I don’t like asking for help! But I am asking for help because I see a need and am working to meet the need. The need is that the church […]
Understanding Burnout – The Emotional Processes That Drive It & What To Do
Burnout… If you are feeling down, tired and have no energy, you might be burnt out. Why does this happen? Lots of reasons…but I want to highlight one that needs more attention drawn to it. We all have feelings. They are God given feelings. Fear, sadness…you name it. Those feelings are important to listen to. […]
What Major League Baseball & Churches Have in Common
Major League Baseball and churches have something in common – they both have a Farm System to raise up future players. MLB teams have a minor league team to raise up talent – if someone isn’t quite ready for the big league they spend time on the smaller team to prep for the big time […]