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Last year, an estimated two million Americans observed the National Day of Prayer in over 30,000 events across all 50 states. Ed: If we are honest, many Evangelicals today are feeling rather disheartened about the state of our country. What’s your take on the current spiritual state of America? Ronnie: There’s no denying our countryContinue reading “One-on-One with Ronnie Floyd on the National Day of Prayer, May 3”

Subject of retracted afterlife account demands damages for using his name. After growing up and retracting his controversial account of “coming back from heaven,” 20-year-old Alex Malarkey is now suing the Christian publisher who made his story famous, then infamous. Malarkey, who was left paralyzed and spent two weeks in a coma after a 2004Continue reading “Tyndale Sued by Boy Who Didn’t Come Back from Heaven”

The learning curve in this conversation about race is steep and more complex than the Black-White binary. And because of that, it can become emotionally exhausting for all of us. Expository Faithfulness and Racism Attention prominent White pastor: If you want to avoid controversy, do not preach sermons on race at large evangelical conferences. InContinue reading “Preaching on Racism from the ‘White’ Pulpit: Reflections from David Platt’s Talk at T4G”

A boyhood in rural North Carolina shaped the evangelist his entire life. If you go to Charlotte, North Carolina, you will find that the farmland where Billy Graham grew up has been transformed. The rolling fields of the early-20th-century agricultural South have morphed into the strip malls, office buildings, and subdivisions of the New South.Continue reading “Farm Boy: How Billy Graham Became a Preacher”

God has an amazing capacity to use leaders in their present situation 1.God has an amazing capacity to use leaders in their present situation, while at the same time using that present situation to train them for future ministry challenges. (p. xvii) 2.When leaders serve their followers—meeting personal needs in practical ways—word gets around, yourContinue reading “20 Truths from Leading Major Change in Your Ministry”

The theologian’s memoir is refreshingly raw about the wounds he’s suffered—and the wounds he’s inflicted. What’s most endearing about Even in Our Darkness, the new memoir from theologian Jack Deere, is also what’s most difficult: its rawness. Before picking it up, be warned: You will hold your breath for pages at a time, even toContinue reading “Jack Deere Went Through Hell to Come to Faith”

A letter of encouragement—and realism—to Christian men considering marriage. Our home is a magnet for single men. It probably has something to do with the near certainty of a meal or a hug and the absolute certainty of our love for them. When they come over, we almost always end up talking about single women.Continue reading “Get Thee a Flawed Wife”

As long as the Kingdom of God is being built, we can be thankful for diversity in approaches. It is important to remember that ‘missiology’ is not a thing. It is things. Some people say, “We just have to think missiologically.” But, they need to know that a missiology of a tribal people group inContinue reading “History of Church Planting – Two Models”

An expert on faith and social media sees spiritual significance underneath the stereotypes. Selfies are blessings from God. At least that’s the contention of Craig Detweiler in his new book Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age. Where others see only shallowness and vanity, Detweiler, an expert on faith and socialContinue reading “Interview: The Sacred Gift of Selfies”

Megachurch pastor “accelerates” October retirement weeks after former leaders and colleagues went public with misconduct allegations. Bill Hybels stepped down as senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, the Chicago-area megachurch he founded over 40 years ago, citing the controversy over recent allegations against him. Many in the wider Christian community have been confused byContinue reading “Bill Hybels Resigns from Willow Creek”