Make it OK for visitors to reject Jesus at Easter

Before you consign this article to yet another heretical “everybody gets saved in the end, no matter who or what they believe in” blog—be assured nothing could be further from my intention. Because I take very seriously the truth that if people do not have a saving relationship with Jesus Christ (and only Jesus Christ, […]

3 Reasons why big, special, Easter events won’t get people back to church next Sunday, and one simple thing that will

Many churches go all out for Easter celebrations: special music, drama, free food, an Easter egg hunt or petting zoo for the kids. Though all these things are fun and may impress visitors with the ability of your church to put on a special event, there is one thing they probably won’t do–get people to […]

Having fun and not sinning is not the point of the Christian life or of Christian communications

Is having fun what defines a Christian? Is FUN what makes a church even worthwhile? Is fun why we do what we do (whatever it is) in the Christian life? When you look at many current church communications, you’d assume the answer was “yes.” A recent scanning of material on the web as I was […]