Prayer: Just Do It!

During my brief stint attending an Evangelical church and for 6 years at an Evangelical seminary, I was struck by the boldness of faith from most of the people especially their willingness to pray for others on the spot. I find that mainline Christians don’t really do this. Last month, I was at a Synod Assembly and received a text from my wife that our son had a very high temperature. At the time I Read More …

What Does It Mean To Be Evangelical?

During this past election season their was much talk about the “Evangelical” vote.  Across the blogosphere, news shows, and newspapers “Evangelical” leaders where quoted and paraded forward to be representatives of the Evangelical Community.  The only problem with this is that sometimes the people wouldn’t be Evangelical but Fundamentalist (since the rise of Islamic and Christian extremism no one wants to identify as “Fundamentalist.” Instead, they all call themselves Evangelicals). Fuller Theological Seminary is identified Read More …