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Church in Distress

Doing Christians are needed. Evangelical protestant churches in America are in decline. If something doesn't dramatically change in the...

The Church in Decline

For far too long, evangelical protestant churches in America have used ancient church creeds that force the “new wine” of Jesus’s life,...

Lord, have mercy...

We are sorry, Lord. It is not easy to say, “I’m sorry,” especially if there is no perception of wrongdoing. But if we believe the Bible...

Epilogue

(written July 6, 2020) This book is the result of years of experience with churches and research into why most of them worship a narrow,...

How Could I Have Missed it?

Raised in a large Southern Baptist family in the 1950s, I grew up hearing and believing that there was one Gospel, the Gospel of...

Church Reformation Needed

The evangelical protestant church in America is dying, slowly but surely. The future demands a new way of being and doing church. The...

The "Other" Good News

Today’s evangelical protestant church in America preaches a cheap grace, one without commitment to ushering in the kingdom of God on...

The Gospel Re-Defined

So while we see that the kingdom of God on earth Gospel of Jesus was expected of followers of Jesus, the Christ — the church, especially...

Where's Jesus?

When my now-grown children were young, one of their favorite bedtime books was Where’s Waldo? Truth be told, it was one of mine as well.

"Shoot Them!"

In 2006 and 2008, I was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for the district covering Orlando, Florida — the place...

The Lord Shall Be Your Rear Guard

During a sermon one Sunday a few years ago, I opened my Bible to the middle, hoping to find Psalms. I knew from hours of “Sword Drill”...