Yep, I’m a bit late to this. Forgot that I had not done a Best Of for last year. But as it is almost July, think of this as a sort of Christmas in near-July!
If you are new to Cerulean Sanctum, the Best Of links in the sidebar are a great place to start if you wish to review what’s been written here in the past. I continue to get emails from people who find this blog, then hit those links and write much how they blessed them.
The Great Unconfession
When finding meaning to life proves elusive.
The Rules of Attraction (Spiritual Edition), Part 1
The Rules of Attraction (Spiritual Edition), Part 2
The Church is beautiful and must be attractive, letting the cross alone serve as the barrier to lost people.
The Hell Birds
Birds threatened Abraham’s sacrifice and thus his blessing from God. How the Enemy threatens to steal our blessing, and how we must fight him for it.
Tragedy in Three Acts: A Revolution, a Theory, and a Theology That Devastated Western Christianity, Part 1
Tragedy in Three Acts: A Revolution, a Theory, and a Theology That Devastated Western Christianity, Part 2
An essential primer to understanding how the Western Church’s poor choices in the 19th century have left us flailing today.
The One Ingredient Essential for a Successful Church
It really can be this simple.
Who Is My Neighbor? (Community & Economics Edition)
Imagine a world where people sought their neighbors’ good…
A Dozen Sayings of Jesus That Will Change the World—If Christians Ever Believe Them
One of the most Googled posts here at Cerulean Sanctum. Find out why.
Wicked Systems
Evil doesn’t always have a face.
Is the American Church Too Macho?
We’re always hearing how the American Church has become too feminine. But what if the opposite is true?
Purpose—And Why Christian Men Don’t Always Live Theirs
The factors that work against men living out their destiny in Christ…
Killed All the Day Long
Is living by the sword truly the Christian way? Or are we merely running from martyrdom?
Farewell, Shekinah
If the glory of God departed, would we Christians know it?
Is American Evangelicalism on the Verge of Collapse?—A Response
In which I respond to the ARIS Report’s dire news for Evangelicalism and to the debate between the late Michael Spencer and Leith Anderson over its significance.
The One Who Left the Gate Ajar
What one sheep wandering away says about us.
The Real Sins of Sodom
We all know why God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Or do we?
Finding the Center—The Response
We Christian talk a lot about our “center.” But where should it be?
Fumbling the Gospel
The Three Marks of Genuine Power Evangelism
How to mess up power evangelism and how to do it right.
The Error of the Unstrung
What we lose when we go hopping from church to church or when we shun the assembling of the saints…
Equipping the Saints: Request for Reader Info
Equipping the Saints: Too Many Questions?
Equipping the Saints: What We Must Expect…and When
Equipping the Saints: That Catchy Tune
Equipping the Saints: Murder in the Church
Equipping the Saints: Stepping on the Brake
Equipping the Saints: The Simple Genius
Equipping the Saints: The Synergy of Spirit & Word
Equipping the Saints: The Totality of Knowing God Begins Here
Equipping the Saints: Blessed Are the Educated, For They Shall Know God
Equipping the Saints: How to Have a Sweet Hermeneutic
Equipping the Saints: Leaders, Doers, and Community
This series examines how the Church can best equip the saints to be the saints. If you read only one post, check out “What We Must Expect…and When.”
Jumping from Bridges
A church that preaches safety first accomplishes little for the Kingdom.
The Finger in the Mirror
All this hand-wringing in American Evangelicalism about what other people are doing wrong, yet so little wondering whether our mistakes abetted those wrongs…
Bank Account of the Living Dead
For the Christian, whose money is it really?
The Church and the Halloween Alternative Party
When trying not to look like the world ends up looking exactly like it…
The Problems with Christian Fiction
Yep, it sure could get better.
Why Christianity Is Failing in America
Why Christianity Is Failing in America—Further Thoughts
The titles say it all.
How to Fix the American Christian—Lightening the Load
How to Fix the American Christian—Unifying Faith and Praxis
All is not lost if we are prepared to lose ourselves for Christ and His Kingdom.
The Church Amid the Economic Storm
What happens when the offering plate is empty? And why did we not prepare for that eventuality?