Going to church

Our country is slowly reopening houses of worship. Here are 24 questions your church should answer before people return. I can guarantee that we will not go back to “business as usual” as a country, and

People Going to Church

One of the most common understandings of religion today is that it is all about right behavior. How many times have you heard, for example, the common cliche, "I don't need to go to church to be a good Christian?" The typical grumble about hypocritical Christians is another manifestation of this tendency. "Why don't they practice

Moritzkirche, Augsburg, Germany, 2008 – 2013

I started writing this kick arse piece on the intersection of Christianity and paganism in modern Christian practices around spiritual warfare (yeah – what a topic, right?), then I realised s…

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Matt Smethurst interviews Bobby Jamieson about his new book, 'Going Public: Why Baptism Is Required for Church Membership' (B&H, 2015).

I think we've all been in a bible study that was at best uncomfortable and at worst, not a "study" at all. I've been in a lot of studies over the years in many different formats. These varied from in-home studies to church-facilitated groups. I learned much about the Word in those groups and I made some lasting friendships, but I also learned how NOT to host a Bible study when it came Josh and my turn to facilitate one!