Will the Real Local Pastors Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Local Pastors Please Stand Up?

It seems with every passing season another high-profile pastor falls from their ministry position. Sadly, I’ve come to expect it. I should probably grieve more. I should certainly pray more. Nonetheless, I don’t believe hell loses ground by simply adding more popular or hip leaders to the church. What the church really needs are servants [...]

Sustained Creativity By the Power of the Spirit

Sustained Creativity By the Power of the Spirit

I love creativity, whether I see it in a sunset, a painting, a novel, or a piece of music. Something deeply spiritual occurs in me when I behold the creative work of another or set about the task of creating something myself. I'm merely hypothesizing here, but I think creativity is both enhanced and sustained [...]

What Ever Happened to Objective Truth?

What Ever Happened to Objective Truth?

One of the major cultural trends happening today concerns the nature of truth. Truth has largely been replaced by pragmatism and emotionalism. Pragmatism claims if something works, it must be true. Conversely, emotionalism, at it's basic level, claims if something feels right or wrong, it probably is. Any concept of truth which exists outside of [...]