Those Blasted Presbyterians: Reflections on Independence Day
“We are subject to the men who rule over us, but subject only in the Lord. If they command anything against him, let us…
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Wishing the ECO Well: Another Turning Point in Presbyterian Church History
While you were winding down for the weekend, a group of Presbyterians were winding up in Orlando. This past weekend, a new Presbyterian denomination…
My Appreciation for the PCA: Observations of an EPC Pastor
As an EPC pastor who just attended the 2011 PCA General Assembly in Virginia Beach, I’d like to speak in praise of the PCA.…
Why Do We Need the Lausanne Movement? (Lausanne/Cape Town Memo #14)
After a week here in Cape Town at Lausanne III, two more convictions stand out. First, the evangelical movement worldwide is growing, outpacing many…
The Shift of the Christian Center (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #13)
Where is the center of the Christian world? I remember having a conversation with my dad about this back in the 1980s. At the…
The Call for Humility, Integrity and Simplicity Among World Christian Leaders (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #12)
“What do you think is the greatest obstacle to God’s desire for evangelization of the world?” asked morning speaker Chris Wright. “It’s not other…
Table Fellowship With the Global Church: (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #10)
An writer from Christianity Today asked me last night what the highlight of my week has been so far here in Cape Town. I…
Christianity in Africa (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #10)
One of the biggest stories of the growth of Christianity is the African story. The mere fact that the third Lausanne Congress is being…
The Unfinished Task (Lausanne/Cape Town 2010 Memo #9)
Today was the day I was waiting for. All week we have been hearing about the face of the global church and how to…
“If you love what God loves you will go to the cities” (Lausanne/Cape Town Memo 2010, Memo #8)
“If you love what God loves, you will go to the cities.” This is what Tim Keller told global church leaders at Cape Town…