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- How Your Church Can Thrive in This Strange New World We Live In October 10, 2024You may have seen the signs, or maybe you have one installed at your own church for people to see as they exit: “You are now... The post How Your Church Can Thrive in This Strange New World We Live In appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson
- An Open Letter with Eight Hard Questions for Progressive Christian Apologist Randal Rauser April 20, 2023Dear Mr. Rauser, You and I have been trading videos, articles, and tweets over the past several weeks. The latest round, other than tweets I’ve sent,... The post An Open Letter with Eight Hard Questions for Progressive Christian Apologist Randal Rauser appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson
- Follow-up on My Exchange with Randal Rauser February 27, 2023Last week I got involved in what I would have hoped to be a dialogue with Randal Rauser regarding a handful of tweets he’d put up... The post Follow-up on My Exchange with Randal Rauser appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson
- How Not to Do Apologetics: Dark Example from the ‘Tentative Apologist’ Randal Rauser February 23, 2023A video from the self-styled “Tentative Apologist” Randal Rauser has roused me to wake up this website again. I think he thinks he’s defending progressive Christianity.... The post How Not to Do Apologetics: Dark Example from the ‘Tentative Apologist’ Randal Rauser appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson
- The Very Alien Question of Marriage (from The Stream’s Pastors’ Corner) March 25, 2022(Also published at The Stream.) What is marriage? What is it for? Why does marriage matter? Ten years ago, those were the hottest questions on the... The post The Very Alien Question of Marriage (from The Stream’s Pastors’ Corner) appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson
- Find Your Authentic Self, or Find an Authentic View of God? February 8, 2022Everyone’s in a rush to find their “authentic self.” We’re going about it the wrong way, though. We find our true selves by giving up false... The post Find Your Authentic Self, or Find an Authentic View of God? appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson
- Pastors’ Equipping Series: Sample Sermon on Christian Exclusivism vs. Pluralism — Christmas Themed! December 14, 2021Christians aren’t supposed to say we have the one truth, right? So goes the opinion around our culture, anyway. We’re supposed to be “humble” about our... The post Pastors’ Equipping Series: Sample Sermon on Christian Exclusivism vs. Pluralism — Christmas Themed! appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson
- Pastors’ Equipping Series: Sample Sermon on the Faith-Science Challenge (Special Focus on the Virgin Birth) November 5, 2021Faith vs. Science: It feels like David approaching Goliath, with no sling and no stones. Or at least, that’s the way a lot of people want... The post Pastors’ Equipping Series: Sample Sermon on the Faith-Science Challenge (Special Focus on the Virgin Birth) appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson
- Alisa Childers: ‘Reading Through Your Book Was … Exciting’ October 7, 2021Alisa Childers, gifted speaker, former ZOEgirl singer, and author of the outstanding book Another Gospel?: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity, graciously invited... The post Alisa Childers: ‘Reading Through Your Book Was … Exciting’ appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson
- Pastors’ Equipping Series: A Sample Sermon on Critical Race Theory September 30, 2021Updated: See the summary explainer article at The Stream! Critical race theory: Could you preach on it in church? Teach it in a small group? How... The post Pastors’ Equipping Series: A Sample Sermon on Critical Race Theory appeared first on Tom Gilson.Tom Gilson