30 Quotes from “Church in Hard Places” by Mez McConnell and Mike McKinley

Church in Hard Places is available on Amazon (here). It is an excellent new book by Mez McConnell and Mike McKinley. Below are 30 quotes from the Church in Hard Places.  The one unique thing that a local church has to offer to people mired in poverty is the gospel of Jesus Christ (pg. 28). The …

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Temples, Heresies, and Poor Hermeneutics: Moving from the Temple of God to God as the Temple

By David Brown And Jesus said to them destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up. (John 2:19) One of the great tragedies in the modern evangelical church is the lack of doctrinal teaching coming from the pulpit. This unfortunate fact has been documented repeatedly over the last several decades (1) …

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“I Dare Not Trust the Sweetest Frame”

By Colton Corter The song which many people know as Hillsong's "Cornerstone" was actually written right around the time of the Civil War. Edward Mote wrote the original hymn, giving it the title "My Hope is Built on Nothing Less." His song is well-known and well-sung, despite its regrettably fading importance in the typical Christian's mind. …

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