Beginning in early 1555, Queen ‘Bloody’ Mary as she is now known, oversaw the execution of several prominent Protestants. By October, two church leaders had been arrested in Oxford: Bishop of Worcester Hugh Latimer (1487-1555) and Bishop of London and Westminster Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555).

Resilient discipleship is not purely a reactionary measure the church must take against the rising tide (tsunami?) of secularism. Rather, the church must always be edifying the saints for kingdom work. Edification is a construction, building word. What I mean to say is this: The church must seek to build people up into maturity; to give priority to the ministry of disciple-construction.

The focus of this short article is to advocate for a recovery of the doctrine of biblical sufficiency. The sufficiency of Scripture is the doctrine that says that the Bible contains sufficient information to determine how we are to live as Christians and what we are to believe. 

The Ephesians loved good doctrine, but became insulated, and ceased bearing light into the world. They ceased loving God and neighbor. Jesus commands them to repent and return to their first love: The love of God that fueled their love for the world which results in evangelism.

Pragmatic ecclesiology is the structuring of a local church according to intended results over against the standards laid out in Scripture.

We need a recovery of divine transcendence because we have an distorted orientation and understanding of divine immanence.

Throughout this year, God has taught me so much, both through my experiences and the reading of His word. I knew most of these simple truths but hadn't fully realized them until this year.

We are called to an even higher title: under-shepherds in the church of Jesus Christ.

I hear this question a lot: "What will the church look like in the future?" We are in a time of general uneasiness in our nation and the even greater context of our world. Confusion is reigning as we recover from an absolutely insane election cycle. People are wondering about the future of the church more than in recent history.

One of the biggest problems facing the church is that a small number of people end up doing a large amount of the volunteer work. This could be summarized in the 80/20 rule, or the Pareto Principle, which suggests that 80% of the effects of an event come from 20% of the causes.