Many Christians have from time to time felt discouraged by the direction many evangelical churches or Christians take as they move closer and closer to the world. It is easy to think that our times are the most spiritually compromised in the history of the Church, but a look at the New Testament and Church History reveals there has always been a mix of faithfulness and lukewarmness (Rev 3:16) in the ..read more

One wonders what assumptions informed evangelical Christians to begin using the concept of engaging culture as a synonym for certain contexts of evangelism. I say assumptions because I find no obvious teaching of Scripture that would reasonable justification for thinking of evangelism in this way. It seems strange to use such an ambiguous concept to guide or inform the Christian work of evangelism ..read more

It is interesting how many Christians and/or Christian organizations think God forms judgments bases on averages and statistics. Notice when a Christian group is cited for bad judgment in supporting questionable cultural fads or methods, they shift the discussion to all the good they have done or are doing. For example, consider those who employ worldly-crafted methods in their ministries ..read more