Heres a snippet from Pastor Matts recently released Re:Lit book, The Explicit Gospel. Read the full chapter here. For some reason—namely, our depravity—we have a tendency to think that th...
A few years ago, a documentary called Collision was made where Douglas Wilson debated Christopher Hitchens on Is Christianity Good for the World? Hundreds of hours of footage was shot and edited down...
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When pastors hear that I am part of a church in Reno, they commonly follow up with a question about whether gambling shapes our ministry. A popular game in the local casinos is craps. As the “s...
This is our second installment of On the Spot where well be interviewing different leaders and pastors and asking them to briefly explain the things theyre passionate about. This week, weve got&...
As Christians we can subtly slip into trusting our accomplishments, success, health, bank account, respect that we have garnered, or the fact we have outpaced our competitors. We can feel better abou...
Most people question the reliability of the Bible. You’ve probably been in a conversation with a friend or met someone in a coffee shop who said, “How can you be a Christian when the Bibl...
Today is an important day because it’s a day we remember the men and women who have given their life to defend our freedoms as Americans. On this Memorial Day, I want to encourage you to ...
I believe the life of a Christian is a life of fighting. We fight against sin and temptation. We wage a spiritual war against everything that exalts itself against the knowledge o...
Pastor Matt Chandler interviews Pastor Jonathan Dodson about his recently released Re:Lit book, Gospel-Centered Discipleship, and what it looks like to be a Spirit-empowered disciple. P...
Church planters, fight the urge to empower people too quickly. Some planters, desiring to expand their plant team and move ahead in their mission, will dole out leadership responsibilities to people ...
“If you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.” James 2:9 Rich people need pastors. There is no doubt that the Bible provides special...
You meet him who joyfully works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned; in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved? We have all bec...
When Jesus touched or was purposefully touched, there was a lot happening. He was showing his solidarity with outcasts. He was identifying with them. Of that, there is no doubt. When you see people p...
Perhaps you’re aware of a new version of atheists called, reasonably enough, the New Atheists. Like older versions, new atheists don’t believe in God and claim that religious believers ar...
We are all concerned about our images. Hipsters work hard to look like they don’t care about image. Professionals work equally hard to look like they do care about image. We all project our val...
Have This Mind I’ve often said that there’s one passage of Scripture that if I consistently applied it to my life then everything about how I live would change. I’ve frequently writ...
What do you see when you walk around your city? What do you feel? How will you respond? In Matthew 9:35–38, we get a glimpse of what Jesus saw and felt, and how he responded. Jesus saw the hara...
How many of you were around back in the day during the old school Mars Hill bands? How many of you wish youd been there? Well, we made an epic discovery the other day. While doing some spring cleanin...
How you approach your job or your ministry makes a difference in how effective and helpful you are to the larger goal. Pastor Sutton writes about what being a helpful team member looks like. When I i...
Dave Kraft writes about his early mentor Warren Myers, what he learned from this man who had a significant impact on his life, and the value of having strong Christian mentors. My mentor, Warren Myer...
In the previous post in this series we examined the concept of a worldview and how, philosophically speaking, Christianity supports scientific investigation more fully and consistently than any other...
Sin isn’t just a personal thing—it’s a cosmic thing. While the gospel shows us that depravity is very personal, that it’s in us, the gospel also shows us that depravity affect...
“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this i...
Just a Guy Playing a Guitar In my experience, I’ve often observed the preaching pastor to be more of the theological heavyweight of the church and the worship pastor usually can get by with jus...
Try Harder My father loved me as best he knew how. I know he did. But he had a way of communicating to me about most everything I did: “Not quite good enough. You’ve got to try harder.&rd...
Pastor Matt Chandler interviews Pastor Jonathan Dodson about his latest Re:lit book, Gospel-Centered Discipleship, and the "exciting" idea of gospel homework. Pick up you...
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Colo...
I made a terrible decision over ten years ago when I suddenly resigned from a church as its lead pastor after a six-month-long, emotionally intense battle with another elder. It is not always wrong t...
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