Messy Church: No Perfect People Allowed

Messy Church: No Perfect People Allowed

When we envision the kind of church that we want to attend, we often envision clean bathrooms, plush seating, and incredibly sophisticated music performances. We often see the church of our dreams as being made up of people that look like us, talk like us, and have...
Grace, Love, & Fellowship: Trinitarian Qualities

Grace, Love, & Fellowship: Trinitarian Qualities

The first year I began pastoring in our community, I had lunch with a guy in the church I was serving. After walking into a restaurant, my friend introduced me to a young man who attended another church in our community. After making some small talk, I remember...
Culver on the Purpose of Election

Culver on the Purpose of Election

One of my favorite systematician writes: “An examination of some of the relevant passages reaps the following fruit of teaching. Believers have been chosen by God ‘to the praise of his glory’ (Eph. 1:11, 12); to ‘show forth the praises’ of the One who called...