At our partner ministry Walk the Way, Jeff Klein has been talking about Halloween the last few days.  In this video, he’s talking about masks.  While many folks will throw on a literal disguise this weekend, every other day of the year many of use wear a metaphorical mask by the hiding who we truly [...]

(Guest Blogger: Dave Trout.  Dave is the host of the nationally syndicated program ‘Under the Radar’ which features the best in under-appreciated Christian music.  He also writes a weekly column called ‘The Gourmet Music Report.’  In this post, he’s taking a little break from music to talk about culture.)
Should a pastor friend of mine have [...]

We recently had a poll roundup on worshiping during the summer months or while on vacation.
It might be a more interesting conversation to talk about WHY or WHY NOT we choose to attend corporate worship during our more leisurely weeks.
In my youth, my family always sought out a local church or service when on vacation. [...]

(Caryn Dahlstrand Rivadeneira is a guest blogger to Think Christian.  She’s the author of the book Mama’s Got a Fake I.D.)
After church last week, “Pastor Gregg” (which is his actual name, but I thought for some reason it would be funny to make it seem sketchy) asked me if I had any wisdom to impart as he prepared his Mother’s Day sermon [...]

It’s such a little word.  Suffered.
“He suffered, under Pontius Pilate.”  How can such a little word capture the depths of abuse that Christ experienced?
He suffered his whole life on earth, being by nature God, yet emptied and poured out into humanity, bound to a body forevermore. The Creator and Law-Giver, now squeezing himself inside his [...]

Easter is quickly approaching and many churches are gearing up to reach people who don’t normally come to church.  So I shouldn’t be surprised to see a church doing a stunt that just doesn’t sit well with me.
Calvary Church in Irving Texas is promising to put their pastor in a six foot, clear plastic box [...]

One of my favorite evenings as a pastor was the night of Ash Wednesday worship.  It was always a quieter service, a smaller crowd, a gentler pace.  No swarms of people trying to hang up coats and tripping over kids.  No last minute announcements that needed to be made.  No band going over chords at [...]

The Friday after Thanksgiving is usually one of the busiest shopping days of the year in the US.  This year, despite terrible economic conditions, Black Friday spending was up 3%.  As many of you may have seen in the headlines, the rush to buy discounted TV’s, computers and other things lead to the trampling death [...]

I know Think Christian is an international community, so not all of us will be celebrating Thanksgiving.  But for those of us in the states, this is a pretty predominant holiday.  Many of us will spend the day stuffing ourselves with food and giving thanks for all the good things happening in our lives.  I [...]

Happy Hallow…I mean Reformation Day.  Just 491 years ago, Martin Luther, upset at indulgences of the church, posted his 95 Theses on the Castle Church doors in Wittenberg, Germany setting the Reformation in motion.  His theology put importance on the Bible as the only infallible source of religious authority and the fact all baptized Christians [...]