We all want our church to grow. Some say that the best way to grow the church is to make the church attractive to seekers. Have sermons that gives answers to their problems, create a powerful worship experience, and do everything you can to pull people in. Then someone comes along and asks the question,…

Dale Ralph Davis is a magician. By that I mean reading his books is a magical experience. He surprises, he delights, he makes the familiar Bible stories extraordinarily special. Anyone can be a stage magician, you just need hard work and a magician willing to share the secret to the tricks. And in today’s book,…

This diary of Pastor Case Parker is a work of fiction. Thank goodness for that, because if this diary revealed the thoughts of an actual pastor, it would be a disaster for the church, a disaster that the church might never recover from, or would it? Would it be a disaster? Hi, my name is…

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there is one character who is a selfish, conniving liar, but we still cheer for him. His name is Loki. In the Bible, we also have a selfish, conniving, liar whom we also cheer for. His name is Jacob. Hi, my name is Terence, and I’m your host for Reading…

It’s not that I forgot my anniversary, it’s that I didn’t want to appear empty handed. And that is why I waited until I published a book review episode before I record this annual anniversary episode. But I couldn’t remember which year it was. Fourth year or fifth year? I had to look it up….

“Is Francis Schaeffer a rationalist?” is a question that should only interest people who already know him. But, even though I don’t really know the man or his work, I found a defence of his apologetics helpful in thinking more precisely and more lovingly. If only all of us were as passionate for God, for…