How to Save American Culture from the Devil — and the Church

This past week, my wife, Rosemary, and I were honored to host the Future Conference at Skyline Church, where I have served as senior pastor for the past 20 years.

The Future Conference was an edgy, gutsy, relationship-driven learning event designed to educate, embolden, and activate pastors, Christian leaders, and all followers of Christ to courageously and dangerously live out the Lordship of Jesus in the context of the most challenging issues in the current cultural landscape.

Unfortunately, these challenging issues and controversial, taboo topics are multiplying. Experts in each field were brought in to further explain and offer practical solutions, in the hope that the interaction would inspire pastors to contact these authorities and consult their writings in the future.

Our nation is in trouble because of the Church.

The problem is, though the Bible speaks to the messiness of our culture and resultant civic and national issues, the Church often lacks a clear proclamation of Biblical truth.

At that point, some clergy back down out of fear, or because they worship the idols of attendance and offerings.

I have seen the future, and it is now. For us as pastors, let Biblical clarity reign from our pulpits!

For us as Christian leaders, let Biblical principles be espoused in everyday life.

For us as serious followers of Jesus, let Biblical application to national issues be understood and affirmed, even in casual conversations.

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