Anthropocentrism

Preaching to felt needs

One of the reasons sermons become anthropocentric is that they set out to address felt needs. This approach can lead us into trouble because, according to Will Willimon, we live in a culture

The greatest danger facing the church

From Jim Hamilton: Many pastors are a threat to their churches because they show from what they say and do that they do not understand what Christianity is. They think Christianity is the

Idolatry

From Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A huge religious marketplace has been set up in North America to meet the needs and fantasies of people like us. There are conferences and gatherings

Losing the biblical gospel

From J.I. Packer in The Quest for Godliness: There is no doubt that evangelicalism today is in a state of perplexity and unsettlement. In such matters as the practice of evangelism, the

The idolatry of the “Good Life”

Internet Monk warns us of the influence of American culture in our preaching: The idolatry of "The Good Life" is, instead, the reshaping of the Christian movement into a particularly American