Changing the World: Christianity’s New Idol?

If you’re looking to change the world, Christianity may be the place to start. It seems that the very noble goal of changing the world is a hot topic in Christianity right now.  It is understandable, really.  The world is spinning out of control and there’s little to suggest it is getting any better.  It’s [...]

Sex Trafficking

Yesterday I received an email from a friend inviting me to be a part of a campaign to spread the word about sex trafficking in the hopes that many others would do the same and somehow, by the grace of God, we could actually do something about it. I’m ashamed to say that at first, [...]

Sermon: Acts 1:8

Preached the following sermon for The Gathering Student Ministries high school youth group on January 21st, 2010.  This is part of our “Family Values” series and I also preached on Community as part of this series. Key verse, of course, is Acts 1:8 Acts 1-8 by Jesse Medina

Making Short-Term Missions Long-Term

With the trend to be involved in social action (and with the church lagging behind a bit, I might add), it has become very popular for churches to take short-term missions trip.  This is a good thing. However, many times, the trip itself may be doing more harm than good.  Whether it is a good [...]

Book Review: The Hole in Our Gospel

In a Christian world represented by private individual relationships with Jesus, altar calls, and personal holiness, Richard Stearns asks: is there a hole in our gospel. To answer this question, one must first ask what it is that God wants of us and while affirming the more traditional answers (i.e. church attendance, prayer, belief, self-denial), [...]

Short-Term Missions…Destructive?

Just read an article on NeueMinistry.com titled To Give or To Lend exploring the good that is being brought about in countries around the world through what is called “micro-lending.” As the article explains: “Micro-lending, it is called. It offers small loans to peasants in underdeveloped countries to assist them in growing their grass-roots businesses. [...]

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