Shane Idleman
Before celebrating Pride month, please read this
The celebration of Pride Month in our culture has become an opportunity to attack Christianity and say that it is a religion of hate. To say that authentic Christians hate or fear homosexuals or the trans-community demonstrates a gross misunderstanding of Christianity.
5 crucial lessons learned from planting a church
Why do many endeavors fail...why do many church plants fail? The reasons are many, but I believe that much depends on the spiritual life of the pastor in regard to humility and brokenness.
The battle cry of Isaiah: awake and arise!
In these dreadful times, don't be shamed into silence. Follow Isaiah's lead and raise your voice like a trumpet.
With so many mass shootings, what in the world is going on?
The cure for violence has never changed: humility, repentance, and fearing God.
Woe to those who call evil good: words of wisdom from Isaiah 5:20
Have we become comfortable in our sin?
Pastors, stop trying to be popular
Today, the truth is often neglected, watered-down, or avoided altogether in the hope of not offending members and building a large audience.
What are some barriers to revival?
The greatest hindrance to revival is within your own heart.
What are the benefits of fasting?
"Trump calls for prayer and fasting," read some of the headlines this week. But what is the significance of fasting? Is it still for us today?
A call to anguish
The woke church isn't waking anyone up, and the dead church isn't reviving anyone, writes Shane Idleman.
Another high profile Christian walks away. What's going on?
When thinking about why a once committed Christian loses the faith, the words of A.W. Tozer.
Why I disagree with John MacArthur: I would fight for religious freedom
Shouldn't we defend our freedom to worship Jesus when given the opportunity?
Trumpism and nationalism: a response to division and divisiveness in the Church
Whether it's a tweet from Beth Moore denouncing so-called Trumpism and nationalism, or a radical right-leaning group pointing to Trump as the Savior, the divide has left many people confused.
7 reasons why Christian leaders fall
Why do they fall? They fall for the same reason that all Christians fall. Each of us are drawn away by our own evil desires and enticed.
At what point do Covid mandates on worship become overkill?
We respect our governing authorities and comply when possible (the Bible is clear here), but when mandates begin to hinder efforts to worship God and we see tons of inconsistencies (e.g., protests are not shut down or challenged), then we must take a stand.
Trump is not using us - if anything, we're using him
If a leader lacks Christian character but is pointing the nation back to God, is that a bad thing?
Jen Hatmaker celebrates daughter's lesbian identity - what she got right and wrong
Many say that we cannot take a position on homosexuality because all positions will hurt someone. Here's my question: "Are those who defend homosexuality, or who say nothing, truly loving the homosexual, or are they simply seeking to avoid conflict?"