Christianity ceases to be Christianity without the Resurrection. I have heard it said, “Disprove the Resurrection and you disprove Christianity.”  The basis of Christianity is based on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Many contend Jesus is a great teacher, but to say that He rose from the dead is far beyond acceptance and belief for many (even many who claim to be Christians; one can look to the recent emergent movement ...

Apologetics : Why Your Church Needs It Author: J.M. Njoroge The ambiguity of the word apologetics provides the apologist with a natural icebreaker in public or private conversations on the topic: the apologist does not exist to “apologize” for being a Christian, or indeed for anything else. The assumption behind the pun is that the listeners would have a fair understanding of what apologetics is even if they cannot attach a formal...

The images streaming in from Haiti look like scenes from Dante’s Inferno. The scale of the calamity is unprecedented. In many ways, Haiti has almost ceased to exist. The earthquake that will forever change that nation came as subterranean plates shifted about six miles under the surface of the earth, along a fault line that had threatened trouble for centuries. But no one saw a quake of this magnitude coming. The 7.0 quake came like a...

Erik Reece is writer-in-residence at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, teaching environmental journalism, writing, and literature. He published a book last April entitled, An American Gospel: On Family, History, and the Kingdom of God. On May 13, 2009, he did an interview on National Public Radio with Terry Gross on the program Fresh Air about his book. What he said is in large part why I am giving this message the way I am. It...

It has been a wonderful time to be with Nikki’s Mom, Mary during this Christmas season.  But a very heartbreaking time as well.  Nikki’s father Ken Hankins, passed away less than six months ago suddenly from pancreatic cancer. We spent all day Monday, December 28, my birthday, cleaning out Nikki’s Dad’s office at the church he and his wife planted 22 years ago.  Very difficult for Nikki’s Mom.  Her Mom...

I have discovered, over time, ministry is not always what you think or thought it would be.  Both for the good and the bad.  I have discovered from growing up in a pastors home, having pastored a church, and within the context of my current ministry as a speaker in churches (revivals, men’s conferences, and youth events mainly) as well as working one on one mentoring men.  I also known many of you reading this have experienced the...