Stop Asking Facebook Where to Go to Church — Ask Jesus Instead

Instead of asking Facebook which church we should attend, maybe we should spend some time with Jesus and ask Him where He wants us to go — or IF He wants us to attend a church at all. Maybe He has other plans than crowdsourcing recommendations. Over the past year, I’ve read dozens of posts […]

Why My Evolving Beliefs Don’t Make Me a False Teacher

Why Every Christian Should Stop Calling People “False Teachers” (And Start Asking Better Questions) If everyone who doesn’t agree with your opinion is automatically a false teacher, then wouldn’t that make you a false teacher to someone else, too? I hate that religion and church culture have conditioned people to believe that their particular brand, […]

Understanding Righteousness of Christ: A Grace-Filled Journey Out of Legalism

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the righteousness of Christ, the gift of being given His righteousness, and what Scripture means when it says our own righteousness is like filthy rags while His is complete. These reflections have been shaping how I understand grace, identity in Christ, and what it truly means to live […]

Do Sermons Need A Disclaimer?

Why Every Sermon Needs a Disclaimer In our everyday lives, disclaimers are everywhere, and perhaps none is more relevant to the church than the idea of a Sermon Disclaimer. For example, when medicines are advertised on television, the commercial inevitably ends with a lengthy statement warning viewers that the miracle drug may produce side effects even […]

Should we deconstruct the church?

Some may think that I am a deconstructionist, trying to DECONSTRUCT the church. Honestly, I didn’t even know about this term until recently. Over the years, this blog has gone through many changes —really. It’s not really about turning the world upside down, but more about a journey I am going through personally. To be […]

It’s all about the Church Building

A New Perspective on Church Buildings and Ministry Years ago, I had a client who was the marketing director of a prominent television ministry. Before working with us, he’d been involved in another major ministry. I remember discussing topics such as products, pricing, donation requests, upsells, and the financial aspects of the services we would […]

Is It Revival or Reformation?

For years, I have prayed for, studied, and preached about revival. When I became a pastor in the institutional church system, my sole desire was to bring revival to the church and transformation to the city where the church was located. Sadly, after 17 years, that was not the result. After many years, God began […]

Why Don’t You Go to Church?

I recently saw a Facebook post asking, “Why do you go to church?” My immediate thought was to answer, “I don’t.” But I quickly realized that answer was too abrupt, especially for the religious mind that might quickly write me off as a heathen sinner on his way to hell. So, I thought it through […]

the Grace and Goodness of Abba

I have come to believe that it is impossible to comprehend the depth of Abba’s grace and His goodness when chained to the rules of a church and religion. Church is tied to rules and opinions. Those opinions are regularly perpetuated as gospel, as pure and holy as Jesus himself. Don’t believe it? Try to […]

What Should a Church Gathering Look Like?

What should a church gathering look like? Should it look like a classroom? Should it be a lecture hall? What about a huge concert stage? Do the scriptures give us any directions as to how to gather? What then is the right course, believers? When you meet together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a […]