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I found new treasures in the field of suffering The suffering leader sounds like an un-American idea. In our paradigm, leaders flourish, whether on Wall Street or in the house church. Even in the spiritual realm, we are susceptible to expectations that flourishing leaders have flourishing lives—yet we know better. And as we read ourContinue reading “The Suffering Leader”

Who says Christians aren’t funny? Check out some of these signs. Thanks, @jwritebol! Thanks, @dirkwmiller! Thanks, @tombuck! Please tweet your church signs to @EdStetzer (or email to stetzerblog[@]gmail[.]com). Ed Stetzer holds the Billy Graham Distinguished Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College, is executive director of the Billy Graham Center, and publishes churchContinue reading “Resurrecting the Church Signs”

The church, God’s mission, and the challenges of a changing culture Ed: Why did you write this book? Craig and Dwight: It is our assessment that two great unravelings are occurring in America at the beginning of the 21st century. The first is the continued unraveling of the Enlightenment project that over several centuries providedContinue reading “One-on-One with the Authors of Participating in God’s Mission: A Theological Missiology for the Church in America”

Fans of Madeleine L’Engle’s novel are wondering whether the film will do justice to the “cosmic questions” the book raises. You’ve heard the buzz: A Wrinkle in Time, based on the classic children’s book by Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007), hits theaters this week as a $100 million Disney movie. A lot more than money is ridingContinue reading “How Will Hollywood Handle the Spiritual Themes in ‘A Wrinkle in Time?’”

Prayer is the starting point, not the endpoint, of our journey in helping people from darkness to light. We are likely all familiar with Jonah, who was a prophet of the Lord. Jonah lived during a time of relative prosperity for the nation of Israel; however, there was, of course, some trouble brought on byContinue reading “Do You Really Care about Evangelism? If So, You Need To Do More Than Pray”

A religious freedom victory comes to a couple who refused to lie about fictional holiday characters. An Ontario judge ruled this week that a foster agency violated a Protestant couple’s religious freedom rights when it opted to remove two children from their home and ban them from fostering over their refusal to teach about theContinue reading “Court Sides With Canadian Christians Who Lost Foster Kids Over Easter Bunny Dispute”

A religious discrimination lawsuit filed this week led to a reversal at the Michigan school. Just two days after InterVarsity Christian Fellowship filed a lawsuit against Wayne State University, the Detroit college decided to let the chapter regain its official status on campus once again—one of the quickest initial victories in string of legal battlesContinue reading “InterVarsity Returns to Wayne State After Getting Kicked Off Campus”

The glorious gospel needs ordinary people. Perhaps you are one of the blessed few who are entirely content with their appearance. Perhaps you never stand in front of the mirror, as I did this morning, wondering as you take in the image before you, “Why didn’t God improve on that?” While we’re at it, whyContinue reading “Why Didn’t God Make You More Beautiful?”

Focus. Integrity. And a God-directed heart. Billy Graham had a life-long influence on me as a person and as a pastor. It began in my childhood with my grandmother. My grandmother told me, "I pray for two people every day. I pray for Billy Graham, and I pray for you." She always wanted me toContinue reading “Rick Warren: What I Learned from Billy”

Mission, ultimately, is at the heart of the gospel. I’m always fascinated to hear unbelievers today arguing that while they do not believe Jesus to be God, he nevertheless seemed to be a pretty nice guy—and a great moral teacher at that. But interestingly enough, those who did not follow Christ as Lord during hisContinue reading “Are You Willing to Go if God Calls You? Thoughts on Our Mission as We Follow Jesus”