The Big Story
It’s been a crazy and unusual year for me with books. For some strange reason I’ve published four books in the span of one year: Date Your Wife (June, 2012), Why Cities Matter (March 2013), John: A 12-Week Study (April, … Continue reading
Video: Why Cities Matter
This two-minute video expresses the heart behind our book, Why Cities Matter. Watch the video. Click here to buy the book for 38% off today.
This week Emily Badger of The Atlantic Cities published an article that arose out of a conversation that she had with Stephen Um and me about our book, Why Cities Matter. While some nuance in our thinking is inevitably lost in the … Continue reading
Um, Buzzard, Dennis: Why Cities Matter
The Gospel Coalition recently asked Stephen Um (my co-author for Why Cities Matter), Jon Dennis (author of Christ + City), and me to discuss the strategic importance of cities for advancing the gospel. Watch this five-minute video, using this brief … Continue reading
The Abortion of Abortion
“And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.” (Luke 1:41) While we’re all thinking about the Gosnell Infanticide and Murder Trial I think it’s wise to … Continue reading
The Gosnell Infanticide and Murder Trial
The Kermit Gosnell story (a story of infanticide, murder, abortion, racism, and evil) is among the most horrible stories I’ve ever read. I began to cry and feel intense anger while reading about this story for the first time … Continue reading
Why Cities Matter: Read Keller’s Foreword and Chapter 1
Here is a free download of a sampler for my new book (coauthored with my friend, Dr. Stephen Um), Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church. Read Tim Keller’s foreword, the Introduction, and Chapter 1 of the book … Continue reading
The Spread of the Gospel in the Middle East
Yesterday I had the honor of preaching the 3rd anniversary service of Redeemer Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It’s thrilling to see how Jesus is at work here in the Middle East. Redeemer Dubai is a sister church of … Continue reading
Why Cities Matter: The Endorsements
In March Crossway will publish Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church, a book I co-wrote with my friend, Stephen Um (foreword by Tim Keller). I’ll be talking more about the book over the coming weeks, but … Continue reading
Team Commandments
About a month ago I created a list of “Team Commandments,” a list of eight principles that set the culture of how the staff team at Garden City Church operates. Whether you lead a church, a business, or something else, … Continue reading