What’s so big about church?

In Matthew 16:18 Jesus says to 12 men that he chose to follow him and be his students,
I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
The word “church” used throughout the New Testament is the Greek word “ekklesia“.  This word is used upwards of 130 times and has a [...]

Why do we sing so much about the cross?

At BC we have tried to be very intentional to sing songs that fix our thoughts on Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.   Because of our desire to be deliberate about this that we actually have a check list we use for songs that asks the following questions:

Does this song mention [Christ, Jesus Christ or Jesus] [...]

Todd Bumgarner and 2 Pillars Church

Last night Todd Bumgarner preached at BC-Gathered on 2 Corinthians 5:21. It was a great message on the “two heads” of the gospel and the audio should be up on the BC site later this week (Lord willing).  I first met Todd while being part of his assesment team at an Acts 29 church planting [...]

The Gospel in a minute or less

In our church in Washington, I always ask our prospective members to tell me the gospel in one minute or less.  How would you do that?  What would you say the message is?  Here’s what I understand the good news to be:  the good news is that the one and only God, who is holy, [...]

Casting down our idols

Every one of us has at some time in the past or is now currently wrestling with a devotion to idols. At least, that’s what the Bible teaches:
Scripture permits us to broaden the definition of idolatry so that it includes anything on which we set our affections and indulge as an excessive [...]

Helpful stuff for a new year

Even though we’re well into the second week of 2009, here’s some resources to help you grow spiritually in the days ahead:

Plans to help you read through the Bible in a year.  This is something I’ve always wanted to do and never done.  Even though I’ve always said Bible reading is about quality (what you’re [...]