“It’s time for ‘We the Church’ to stand up to the voice of the mob.”  “In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him….  He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in...

“Do you want to go out to eat or have dinner at home?” I asked Lynne. She replied, “Yes.” Apparently, guys aren’t the only ones not paying attention to their spouse. I was a little confused, so I had to clarify that it was an “either/or” question. We ended up going out to eat (it was a tough choice for her, don’t you know). This reminded me of a biblical “either/or” question I heard recently while listening to a Chris Tomlin song. The title of...

“A-h-h-h-h! It feels so good to get this pack off my back,” I whined as I eased down to the ground. “At least it’s not raining,” someone offered. It was late 1970, and we were operating in the Que Son Mountains in South Vietnam. The monsoon season was raging, and to be resupplied, we had to hike down the mountains to a helicopter LZ (Landing Zone) to pick up food and ammunition. Climbing back up the mountain with our arms full and overloaded...

From the book: “Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community” by Brett McCracken “Because believers are so conditioned by comfort-idolatry and personal-preference individualism that is the twenty-first-century air they breathe, worship can be a struggle.” (p. 145) We are so used to and spoiled by the Burger King approach to life: “Have it your way!” Toyota promises we can have whatever we want: “You asked for it,...