Better Late Than Never: 44th Birthday Reflection

July 6, 2023

As I turned 44 years old this past week, I’ve been ruminating on this breathtaking quote from Saint Augustine’s Confessions: “Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which you created. You were with me, but I was not with you.” … More Better Late Than Never: 44th Birthday Reflection

Kevin’s Funeral Sermon – “Eyes Opened on the Road to Life”

July 1, 2023

I shared a sermon at Kevin Krotzer’s funeral on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at St. Martin’s by the Lake. It’s a message I think others need to hear. I know some friends and family were unable to attend, and so I decided to record a version of it to share here. One fun additional note: … More Kevin’s Funeral Sermon – “Eyes Opened on the Road to Life”

Nice to Meet you!

June 28, 2023

I enjoyed meeting many St. Martin’s folks at the June 27 “Bible, Brats & Beer” and having the chance to share my backstory and call to ministry in my hometown. MainStreet Covenant Church is blessed to house our ministries at St. Martin’s and celebrate all the ways God is at work in both of our … More Nice to Meet you!

Fighting (the Culture War) Like the Devil

March 16, 2023

BY RUSSELL MOORE We Lose Culture Wars by Prosecuting Them “Why are we on defense,” one frustrated culture warrior asked me, referring to some religious freedom issue, “when we should be on offense?” As I’ve writtenelsewhere, I find this metaphor telling. It assumes that what really matters is the church’s state rather than its mission.  The more I’ve … More Fighting (the Culture War) Like the Devil

Justice & Peace Have Kissed! (Psalm 85)

December 28, 2022

The Prince of Peace himself wants to hold classes in every church across the globe this New Year “that He may teach us concerning His ways, and that we may walk in His paths” (Isaiah 2:3). What are the key topics of his seminar? The psalmist gives us the curriculum. Jesus wants to teach his people that in Him “unfailing love and truth have met together” (v. 10a). … More Justice & Peace Have Kissed! (Psalm 85)

Jesus As LifeCoach

September 13, 2022

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and puts it into practice is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.” Matthew 7:24 Dallas Willard wrote relentlessly urging Christians to place real, rugged apprenticeship to Jesus back at the center of Christian faith and the church’s task.  The problem, Willard says, is that “The … More Jesus As LifeCoach

January 6: A ‘Christian’ Insurrection?

September 12, 2022

The problem wasn’t simply that the mob displayed Christian symbols, but that they saw no contradiction between those symbols and their actions. The cross is a symbol of surrender and self-sacrifice; it represents Jesus’ relinquishing of power and his refusal to retaliate against his enemies. At the Capitol, however, the cross was erected next to a gallows and carried by those calling for their political enemies to be executed. … More January 6: A ‘Christian’ Insurrection?

Love, Justice & the Kingdom: A Christian Social Ethic

September 4, 2022

INTRODUCTION From the beginning, the question of how Christians should relate to the rest of society has continually been raised and reevaluated.  In retrospect, it is apparent that the church has never achieved unanimous agreement over the issue of Christian social responsibility.  History documents many movements toward a position of noninvolvement or even absolute separation … More Love, Justice & the Kingdom: A Christian Social Ethic