Being a pastor or church planter can be one of the most time-consuming, heart-wrenching, and difficult endeavors someone can take on. At the same time, it can be one of the most winsome and fulfilling endeavors. And all of these qualities can be highly problematic if pastors don’t take time to reflect on their own health.
Read MoreThere’s no way around it. Sharing the good news of Jesus with people who will likely reject you is terrifying. For many Christians in New York like myself, the path…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year when anyone who lives in Phoenix, Arizona remembers that 118 degrees is incredibly hot and questions the logic of building a city in the middle of the desert…
Read More“The purpose of silence and solitude is to be able to see and hear. The Spirit speaks to us when our heart is still and silent before the Lord—not when we’re rushing about and doing our own thing in our own way.”
Read More“I don’t hate black people, so I’m not part of the problem. Racism is bad, but it’s an individual sin that some people commit. I’m not one of those people, so why am I being held responsible for other people’s racism?” Since the beginning of the protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, I’ve seen variations of the above comment…
Read More"Conventional strategy isn't much help right now, as it presumes visibility that none of us have. Instead, it is a time to prototype everything.”
As I read this, it hit me. An overwhelming…
Read MoreCity to City is committing to repentance, understanding how the gospel affects racial reconciliation and justice, and continued education about America’s—and the church’s—history of discrimination, segregation, and oppression.
We have compiled a list of resources…
Read MoreI want to focus on the word “images” for a moment.
Read MoreIn 1951, in Montage of a Dream Deferred, American poet Langston Hughes published 91 poems about Harlem and its mostly Black residents. On May 30, 2020…
Read MoreHow to Reach the West Again is a thought-provoking book that I find extremely informative and helpful. Many insightful and praiseworthy points stand out, but I would like to focus on…
Read MoreI want to talk today about you. There are a lot of questions about what kind of unique witness should the church have at a time like this—how do you pastorally care for people who are experiencing anxiety on a unique level? But I don't want to talk about those. I want to talk about you.
Read MoreOver the past generation, UK society has—in line with much of the West—undergone seismic cultural…
Read MoreWhen I consider everything going on these days and everything there is for church leaders to do, it doesn’t feel like I have permission to rest. Furthermore, I feel that I don’t deserve to rest…
Read MoreCity to City has compiled these reflections by Timothy Keller in the hopes that…
Read MoreOver the last days and weeks, I’ve seen post after post from Christian friends and pastors on social media about God being in control of the current pandemic. But I’ve also seen…
Read MoreTim Keller shares how the story of Easter holds a vast hope for us in a year beleaguered by death.
Read MoreThe notion of conversion is in itself a uniquely Christian idea. In much of Asia, non-Christian faiths typically focus more on…
Read MorePost-Christian culture, post-Christian society, post-Christian ethics, post-Christian values are all subjects of a more-or-less worried Christian circle trying to grapple with…
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