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Signposts: My Favorite Podcasts

23/09/2016 0 Comment

I’m often asked about which podcasts I listen to. With all the time I spend traveling, I listen to quite a few podcasts, and there are a few in particular that are especially helpful to me in keeping up with what’s being talked about in broader culture.

In this episode of Signposts I talk about which podcasts I frequently return to, and what makes them specifically useful to me in my life and ministry.

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How the Church Can Save Us From Our Smartphones

21/09/2016 0 Comment

Today I have a piece in The Washington Post on what the church should be saying to a culture that is increasingly addicted to online life.

Here’s an excerpt:

We have learned to find our identity in our velocity. And that’s not just physically dangerous, but spiritually devastating.

This peril exists now not only for Christian leaders, but for everyone, religious or not. Even for those who are not workaholics, the smartphone gives us an illusion of always being “active.” We don’t just eat; we ..

Signposts: How to Talk About Evil With Your Children

16/09/2016 0 Comment

As parents, some of the most difficult conversations we can have with children is about evil. It can often be challenging to know how to explain the reality of evil to children in a gospel-centered way.

In this episode of Signposts I reflect on why it’s important to talk honestly to children about pain and death in the world, and to do this in a way that exalts Christ as the final answer to all evil in the world.

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Signposts: How Should You Handle Disagreement With Church Leadership?

09/09/2016 0 Comment

The odds are that, sooner or later, you will find yourself disagreeing with the leadership of your local church. The issue may seem small or it may seem very significant; you may be a lay member, or you may be on staff. Regardless of the circumstances, what are the most important things to remember when you don’t agree with the leadership of your church?

In this episode of Signposts I talk about what healthy disagreement within a church can look like, and what marks the difference between handl..

Sunday Morning Worship in an Abortion Culture

08/09/2016 0 Comment

This clip is taken from my address at our 2016 Evangelicals For Life conference. You can find more videos at our ERLC resource page here.

How to Talk to Your Children About Election 2016

07/09/2016 0 Comment

Several years ago, I quipped before an audience, “Election years make people crazy.” And that was before I had any idea what was coming in 2016. For families with children, this election year brings unique challenges, since the campaign this year feels often like a reality show that breaks only for the Olympics. How do we talk to our children about what they are seeing all around them?

The most important step is to combat fear. That’s true in any election year, due to the way that partisans—and..

How Can Your Church Serve Unemployed Men?

05/09/2016 0 Comment

In my early twenties, I was without a job for a few months, and was shaken by that. Up until then, I had worked every day since I was fifteen, and had always thought of myself as an “overachiever.” Here I was, newly married and a seminary student, with no work. Every month, until I was back on my feet, a check would arrive from my home church, from an anonymous donor, sending me money. I later found out who the checks came from–an older couple I had known all my life. They never said a word. The..

Signposts: Reflections On My Conversation With Andy Stanley

02/09/2016 0 Comment

At our recent ERLC national conference, I had the opportunity to sit down with pastor Andy Stanley. Andy and I have a lot of significant disagreements about ministry, but our conversation was fascinating and helped me and everyone at the conference think through some important issues.

In this episode of Signposts I reflect on my time with Andy Stanley, and how our dialogue about ministry and theology sharpened my own thinking about Scripture and the church.

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Should We Stop Having Children to Save the Earth?

30/08/2016 0 Comment

Once, as my wife and I were walking down the aisle at a Whole Foods grocery store with our five kids, a lady scowled at us. I’ve acclimated a bit to this, since that many children seems to many to be not just freakish to some but selfish, a critical using up of the earth’s resources. I just shrugged and whispered, “We use organic birth control,” and walked on. I was joking, of course, but my quip wouldn’t have ended the conversation for some ethicists and scientisst who argue that we should have..

Signposts: How to Be Free From Fear

26/08/2016 0 Comment

How does the gospel address our deepest fears? How can we be confident, while facing an uncertain future?

In this episode of Signposts, I offer some thoughts from Scripture on why the gospel disarms our fear, and allows us to walk confidently toward the kingdom.

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