By now, every Christian in America has read David Platt’s book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream—an honest call for believers to re-examine themselves and their church’s practices. We have taken stock of the fact that many large churches in this country have simply wandered off the missional path and allowed themselves to become too inwardly focused.

However, every Christian is still afflicted with a sin nature, therefore every church will be filled with sinful people who sometimes make bad decisions and act out of their sinful passions. It’s inevitable. The Church, while redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, still struggles with the lingering effects of sin because of the Fall.… Continue reading