Month: March 2020
YPIACV II: When Convictions Create Tensions
This is a follow-up piece to “Your Pastor In the Age of the Coronavirus” where I explore the various competing theological convictions that are beyond the decisions pastors are making. Jonathan David Faulkner Christian...
A Response to R.R. Reno and First Things: i will not sacrifice my congregation.
We are now seeing the full depths of our depravity; the god of Mammon and Moloch have taken over. Jonathan David Faulkner Brothers and Sisters, I am angry, not because there is a global...
Coronavirus and The Death of Individualism
When this is over, and it will eventually be, perhaps we will have been reminded that what really matters is each other. Jonathan David Faulkner As a student of 19th Century Church History at...
A Message from Steve and Karin Oeffling A Missionary of FCCBC
We’re hearing new words, “Covid-19” and “Corinavirus,” and we don’t like the sound of it. News of this strange, new virus have raised fears and concerns, along with honest questions: Why is this happening? ...
We Need More Helpers
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” ― Fred...
Brothers and Sisters, We are not on Vacation
Yes, our buildings are closed, we cannot make our visitations in-person and we are hosting services online, but we are still called, ministry must continue, now more than ever. Jonathan David Faulkner With...
The Problem with Christian Celebrity
Athletes and Hollywood Christians are strategically placed for the Gospel, but we cannot and should not act as if they’re testimony means we are free to do whatever we want. Jonathan David Faulkner ...
Your Pastor in the Age of the Coronavirus
I am saddened by the often-vitriolic responses to pastors who have moved their churches to Livestreams or canceled altogether. Would you consider something with me? Jonathan David Faulkner To the Church Universal in...
A Letter On Viruses, Extremes and Social Media.
Christians are not to be a people of fear, when we go to extremes, we only perpetuate fears and divisions. Yet that is not the path God has laid out for us to follow,...
The Church Is Meant for Reformation: The Problem with Revival and Restorationist Movements.
There are once again calls for revival and restoration among the various sects of the church. In their zeal they forget that in repeating the history that gave us their sectarianism, we are better...