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Be the message; don’t just say it
By Kevin Blue The purpose of the church includes a mandate to care for the poor and to be involved in substantive justice work. We are to be Jesus’ body, ministering to a world gone mad, with a...
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The unpopular true gospel
By Kevin Blue The word ‘gospel’ is used only fifteen times in all the Gospels combined. And none of those verses define it very clearly. In several it is referred to as “the good news of the kingdom.”...
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Gospel or justice — which?
By Russell D. Moore Some evangelicals talk as though personal evangelism and public justice are contradictory concerns, or, at least, that one is part of the mission of the church and the other isn’t....
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One reason the lost world hates the church
Mark Kelly writes on kainos: Because we have settled for a half-truth about salvation, many of our churches are not pursuing the mission God has given them. As a result, broken, needy people reject God...
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More than verbal witness, more than spiritual rebirth
Mark Kelly writes at kainos: Presenting the Gospel is more than a verbal witness. People who know nothing of Jesus will understand when, in the power of God’s Spirit, we do three things: tell the...
View ArticlePerpetuating poverty and hindering salvation
If we believe salvation is more than securing our destiny in the next life, If we believe the gospel is for the whole person, not just his spirit, If we believe redemption is of the entirety of a...
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I’m done. I’m moving on.
I’ve heard it just once too often: “Keep the Main Thing the main thing.” And there’s the equally inane cliche: “Preach the Gospel. When necessary, use words.” I don’t know whether to chalk it up to...
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