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A Prayer to Witness Faithfully
One of my most popular blog posts is entitled “No Flinching.” In it I describe a posture that I developed throughout my time as a leader in higher education. Essentially, not flinching requires (1) the development of a non-defensive posture that remains curious and...
Praying as Jesus Prayed
The theology of the prayers of Jesus You may have heard the common phrase, “God is not a vending machine,” but why is that? Should I not ask for what I want? And how should I pray? Prayer becomes further complicated while pondering when (and how often) we should pray....
2020 and the Chicago Fire of 1871
As I write this, best estimates put the worldwide death toll for COVID-19 at a little over 930,000 people worldwide. At this point, one can only guess at the economic damage. Some of us have lost loved ones or property. This has been a devastating year for many of us....
Our Stories
It is not hard to believe that Dwight Moody inspired those who followed him to share the gospel and to build the body of Christ. The more I read about him, the more I come to understand why this man was particularly compelling. While Moody’s connection to Billy Graham...
D.L. Moody in the memory of his contemporaries
In compiling the D.L. Moody Digital Archives, it has been inspiring to see that the same project has occurred to others before us, much closer to Moody in history, but similarly interested to understand his life and the great scope of his impact. Our project today...
DL Moody and Jesse Overholtzer: Great Child Evangelists for Christ
Pictured above: D.L. Moody (back row, left) with one of his first Chicago Sunday school classes, with Sunday school superintendent, J.V. Farwell (back row, right) The story of how God worked through humble men, a time of pandemic quarantine, and a small booklet of...
Where we’re headed: The future of the church in the United States, Part 4
My final aspirational prediction is informed by the house impeachment process and the reactions of various members of the evangelical community (e.g. the Christianity Today article entitled “Trump Should be Removed from Office”), as well as the upcoming election. As...
Online Course: Thinking Christian
Does God look more like us, or do we look more like Him? To what extent are we pulling God into our own agendas rather than allowing Him to transform the way we think about the world? Are we limiting our imagination by limiting God and the possibilities a life with...
Online Course: Sermon Prep Made Simpler
Welcome to Sermon Preparation Made Simpler! The Moody Center is pleased to be able to present insights from Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church in Chicago. His video lectures will provide you with a method for making your sermon preparation simpler,...
Where we’re headed: The future of the church in the United States, Part 3
In this third of four aspirational predictions, I’d like to suggest that the body of Christ will begin to understand that leaving the world better than we found it probably isn’t a goal that any of our plans are truly capable of achieving. If the world is not as...