Take The Test

Take The Test

These are strange words to most Christians today. Paul is admonishing the Corinthian church to “examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.” The idea among most Christians today that they ought to personally examine their lives to test...
Did I Strike A Chord Or Nerve?

Did I Strike A Chord Or Nerve?

Last Thursday’s blog, The Great Deception, received the greatest response of any blog I’ve posted so far. Thank you to all who took the time to read the blog and comment on it. I am humbled and deeply grateful. Simply put, I intended to highlight the statement from...
A New Species

A New Species

The night of my conversion, as I walked out of the building where the church service I had just attended was held and looked out at the familiar skyline of Miami, Florida, I uttered a statement from my newly born-again lips: “Everything looks new.” I had no knowledge...
The Cure for False Conversion: Repentance

The Cure for False Conversion: Repentance

Recently, it happened again. Eating a meal with a fellow pastor, I mentioned my belief that the most important theological issue facing the Church today is that of false conversion. The pastor’s reaction was classic. He just looked at me with a blank stare as if to...
The Shack: An Evangelical Opportunity

The Shack: An Evangelical Opportunity

The recent release of the full length movie version of William Young’s best seller The Shack has the Christian community up in arms and with good reason. The movie, which follows closely the book, takes great theological liberties. Besides the fact that two of the...