John Piper – A New Day for the American Church

This video featuring John Piper gives an accurate assessment of the American Church. He’s right that America is slowly awakening from a “distortion of dominance and prosperity.” We’ve got a distorted understanding of what it means to be an “alien”. I especially like his statement that he has “a longing not to be a domesticated, comfort-seeking, entertainment-addicted, […]

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Ravi Zacharias – The American Church

Ravi Zacharias here gives a very painful critique of “The American Church.” His emphasis on an unthinking church highlights one of the key problems we’re trying to solve. Many Christians have never been given a solid foundation in the teaching of the Apostles, but through The First Principles Series, using Socratic discussion rather than fill-in-the-blank […]

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The First Principles Series

Unfortunately, much of the teaching in modern Christianity is hit-and-miss. It includes sermons, books, and Bible studies that are often not well-connected in a way that helps Christians become “firmly rooted” (Colossians 2:6) in the faith. The First Principles Series is a set of 13, six-session Bible study guides for use with small groups. The […]

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