This month pastor Mike and I were introduced to the NETS center for church planting and revitalization in the outskirts of Burlington, Vermont. We visited their training center and had a chance to speak with pastors of 4 church plants in Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. It was a whirlwind tour. Here are some…

Calling It Like It Is This is a great read. Rod Dreher, an Eastern Orthodox Christian and former Roman Catholic, says much that will resonate with the believer. He rightly analyzes the nature of “Christian” approaches to our culture and the dramatic shift in the last 10 years. In short, he says what we’ve all…

If you don’t know what The Shack by William P. Young is stop reading and go do something else worthwhile. If you do and you want a Christ-centered review of the content and response check Tim Challies here and Al Mohler here and a little Tim Keller here. Theologically, this book is an absolute mess, and Challies linked above deals with…

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.  Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in…

We are on the eve of what feels like the worst election ever. Yay kingdom of democracy. We will wake up on Wednesday to one of two pretty terrible options. As hard as this election has been, how we respond to the results is the next great challenge. Two Kingdom Living This election has tested the faith of Christians in…