https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-09 https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/candid-words-from-a-christian-climate-scientist monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/a05c1859-1776-47d0-9b30-b7212f35f758/Hayhoe.jpg Blog posts - Candid words from a Christian climate scientist - Make it stand out Katharine Hayhoe, professor of public policy and public law at Texas Tech University and climate ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/faith-comes-before-politics-but-you-also-have-to-get-your-faith-right monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/29e17cbd-658c-4107-bd80-07ea414a2a8c/Talarico.jpg Blog posts - Faith comes before politics. But you also have to get your faith right. - Make it stand out James Talarico (left), US Senate candidate from Texas, talks with CBS television network late-night show interviewer Stephen Colbert. One source says the interview attracted 85 million views on YouTube after Colbert claimed CBS would not let him show it on his program. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/can-we-pray-someone-into-salvation monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/fbe914a7-df9e-4fdd-9bf4-9b6a94e345cb/Simon+Magus.jpg Blog posts - Can we pray someone into salvation? - Make it stand out “Simon Magus Offering St. Peter Money for the Conferring of the Holy Spirit,” painted around 1470 by Liberale de Verona. The story comes from Acts 8:18-24. According to the text, Simon had already believed and received baptism (8:13) before this misbehavior. Do you think Peter had been praying for Simon’s salvation? (Source: The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge.) https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/for-a-secular-culture-christian-business-as-usual-wont-fly monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/8b4613f3-dc6f-43b2-8a71-b346f58fbb41/Bono.jpg Blog posts - For a secular culture, Christian business-as-usual won’t fly - Make it stand out Here’s a secular musician who has made a spiritual difference. This is Bono, lead vocalist for the Irish rock band U2, performing for a group of Christians in the US while he was advocating for AIDS relief. His efforts help to gain approval of the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/spiritual-formation-must-precede-social-action monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/6cda992f-61a3-45de-8b98-e36088969023/Soulwork.jpg Blog posts - Spiritual formation must precede social action - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/on-not-idolizing-the-olympics monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/99ee5565-e597-435e-9fb4-8d7e6b635b0e/Vonn.jfif Blog posts - On not idolizing the Olympics - Make it stand out Skier Lindsey Vonn competed in five Olympics from 2002 to 2026, winning a gold medal in 2010, but also battled depression and loneliness along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/c681b941-013a-4b16-bc6a-00d31f079b5c/Trevor+Eugene.jpg Blog posts - On not idolizing the Olympics - Make it stand out Trevor Barron checks his watch while completing one of his 50 laps in the 20-kilometer race walk at the US Olympic track and field trials in 2012. Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/did-the-apostle-paul-take-vacations monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/b9c1e8da-1dd0-4a66-85e9-92de4b66faa5/Pacific+Rim.webp Blog posts - Did the apostle Paul take vacations? - Make it stand out A glimpse of the verdant rainforest at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on Vancouver Island, Canada. We camped there in 2023, but we could not get a reservation there for 2026. And no, it wasn’t because of anti-American bias. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/is-the-un-worth-saving monthly 0.5 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/50658d99-010c-45ca-89d2-16505310cb80/UN+absent.jpg Blog posts - Is the UN worth saving? - Make it stand out The United States chair sat unoccupied during this recent UN Human Rights Council session on Iran. Source: Markus Hofer. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/some-of-the-most-glaring-discrimination-in-the-church- monthly 0.5 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/6279163f-88da-4b8c-97e1-78fd6aa59cf4/McLeod.png Blog posts - Some of the most glaring discrimination in the church … - Make it stand out Mark McLeod, international advocate for Christian singles, with a group of colleagues in Sri Lanka. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/when-do-we-submit-and-when-do-we-fight monthly 0.5 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/95a0a9f7-b7a7-48da-9e52-bb140c37e8dd/Carney.webp Blog posts - When do we submit and when do we fight? - Make it stand out Canadian prime minister Mark Carney delivering his widely acclaimed speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 20. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/making-the-best-of-bad-choices monthly 0.5 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/020667bd-271d-457b-94ad-165a2737020f/Uganda.jfif Blog posts - Making the best of bad choices - Make it stand out Supporters of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, age 81, celebrate his win in this month’s election. He has already been ruling Uganda for 40 years. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/kristi-noem-is-the-domestic-terrorist monthly 0.5 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/438c33d9-2428-4fdc-b170-ce04e7ca8d00/Noem.jpg Blog posts - Kristi Noem is the domestic terrorist - Make it stand out Kristi Noem, head of the US Department of Homeland Security, during her visit to the notorious prison in El Salvador where the US was sending some deportees. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/why-does-adultery-keep-winning monthly 0.5 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/94a539fa-6ba3-445f-9aae-6f0a2b66b428/Yancey.jpg Blog posts - Why does adultery keep winning? - Make it stand out Philip Yancey, whose books have sold 20 million copies, won’t be writing any more. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/is-my-president-mad-at-me monthly 0.5 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/05ac0072-f609-46a6-bf00-35404f446a57/Polis.jpeg Blog posts - Is my president mad at me? - Make it stand out Jared Polis, governor of the US state where I live. Read on to learn why Donald Trump thinks Polis should rot in hell. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/my-long-battle-with-spiritual-authoritarianism monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/cb9429a2-b302-4989-953e-9f6fa5b880ae/Shakahola.jfif Blog posts - My long battle with spiritual authoritarianism - Make it stand out Workers recovering bodies from the Shakahola massacre in Kenya, an extreme case of spiritual authoritarianism. Source: Al Jazeera. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/do-i-have-to-write-about-christmas monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/c53092e8-fb6a-40b3-8094-f502e207c58b/Egypt.jpg Blog posts - Do I have to write about Christmas? - Make it stand out “The Flight into Egypt,” painted by the Venetian Vittore Carpaccio around the year 1515. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/integrity-beats-double-speak-every-time monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/61219319-8d3a-4ff9-bc00-f03e7bdd99aa/Daniel.jpg Blog posts - Integrity beats double-speak every time - Make it stand out Daniel in the lions’ den, as depicted by artist Briton Riviere. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/defending-the-value-of-life-in-a-freezer monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/b1552c29-c5e6-42c4-a9c6-e3e705103223/IVF+in+India.jpg Blog posts - Defending the value of life in a freezer - Make it stand out A guide to in vitro fertilization (IVF) produced by Jeevika Hospital in Bangalore, India. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/dealing-with-disaster-in-burundi-and-sri-lanka monthly 0.5 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/86f557af-b6ef-436c-a675-a299b90b06e5/Musema+school.jpg Blog posts - Dealing with disaster in Burundi and Sri Lanka - Make it stand out Students at the Musema boarding school in Burundi assembling before Sunday worship on October 26. I was the preacher that day. Within a month, two fires would destroy dormitory buildings and force the school’s closure. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/which-christians-are-you-not-listening-to monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/540d17a0-e9c8-4c54-acf9-87e262674557/Kato.png Blog posts - Which Christians are you not listening to? - Make it stand out The cover of a book on African theologian Byang Kato, authored by Aiah Foday-Khabenje of Sierra Leone, former general secretary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa. If you don’t want to read the whole book, you can read Simonetta Carr’s review. I am pleased to have both Aiah and Simonetta among this blog’s Substack subscribers. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/if-you-dont-like-the-news-call-it-fake monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/8e10d058-c5c7-4edc-bd37-0d0f1657598a/Screenshot+%284%29.png Blog posts - If you don’t like the news, call it fake - Make it stand out A screenshot of the top of the “media bias” web page that the White House posted on November 28. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/what-its-like-to-bring-christ-into-nicaragua monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/2011db8c-b23f-4aa8-ae18-284f99688674/Richard+in+Nicaragua.jpg Blog posts - What it’s like to bring Christ into Nicaragua - Make it stand out These Bibles made it across the border to an event in Nicaragua. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/a-credible-voice-from-conflict-ridden-nigeria monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/6f88baac-21a3-48b9-839d-791b850a2303/McCain+Jos.JPG Blog posts - A credible voice from conflict-ridden Nigeria - Make it stand out Danny McCain at the peace center he directs. Around him are Nigerians who received training at his center to assist with protection against security threats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/a6ab1ed0-a3e6-4ca9-9f56-3510ab73759d/McCain+relief.jpg Blog posts - A credible voice from conflict-ridden Nigeria - Make it stand out Danny McCain delivering relief supplies to a Nigerian village after it was damaged by a Fulani herder attack. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/how-charismatic-christians-became-allies-of-political-authoritarianism monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/4db96ff0-9647-46a5-8140-807b96516248/Feucht.jpg Blog posts - How charismatic Christians became allies of political authoritarianism - Make it stand out Sean Feucht, a singer with connections to the New Apostolic Reformation movement, on a visit to US President Donald Trump. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/will-gambling-lose-its-popularity-dont-bet-on-it monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/8fb152e9-4cf0-4ee5-8a3a-da4fb5d74304/Field.jpg Blog posts - Will gambling lose its popularity? Don’t bet on it - Make it stand out People wearing long-ago Chicago White Sox baseball uniforms emerge from a cornfield. They are reenacting the famous scene in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams in which eight professional players, who were banned from the game for life due to their involvement in gambling, show up wanting to play again. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/on-the-alleged-sinfulness-of-same-sex-attraction monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/af4c57b1-2fd6-4d51-a57e-40c26c2fe74c/Coles.jpg Blog posts - On the alleged sinfulness of same-sex attraction - Make it stand out Gregory Coles (center) displays two of his books alongside staff from his publisher, InterVarsity Press, at the 2022 Urbana missions conference. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/what-sustainable-development-means-in-burundi monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/35f88412-5a98-4d5e-8bed-1136d714bad2/Burundi+porridge.jpg Blog posts - What sustainable development means in Burundi - Make it stand out Jean Bosco Sindayihebura of the Matana (Burundi) Diocese of the Anglican Church, field officer in charge of a nutrition project in conjunction with Tearfund, displays a bowl of fortified porridge. The project teaches residents how to address malnutrition using locally available resources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/8091863e-307a-4e56-937e-2ad7f75e3a7e/Burundi+road+building.jpg Blog posts - What sustainable development means in Burundi - Make it stand out Burundi community members doing their own road construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/6293e53d-a6e8-45d0-b859-aca0fe99c28f/Makarakiza.jpg Blog posts - What sustainable development means in Burundi - Make it stand out Eric Makarakiza of the Baptist Union of Burundi presenting bicycles to a group of “superfarmers” who help to supervise project activities in their communities. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/do-disciple-making-movements-work monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/2f77d559-7d6c-4003-8af8-ab13c7b4fa6c/Bahizi.jpg Blog posts - Do “disciple making movements” work? - Make it stand out One of the house churches I visited, part of a disciple making movement in Cibitoke, Burundi. Church planter Bahizi Leodegard is in the foreground, in the blue shirt. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/an-uphill-climb-literally monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/009b36d9-3d83-4205-bfea-b2566e71b2f0/Francoise.jpg Blog posts - An uphill climb, literally - Make it stand out Françoise, wife of Gishingano Baptist Church pastor Julien Nsengiyumva, leaves her car to begin the steep uphill walk of about 1,000 feet to the church. The city of Bujumbura, Burundi and, in the distance, Lake Tanganyika are behind her. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/bold-ways-to-live-for-christ-in-a-strange-economy monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/38a76b9f-38f5-417a-9aa1-5abeadbd050b/Jean+Baptiste+and+cows.jpg Blog posts - Bold ways to live for Christ in a strange economy - Make it stand out Jean-Baptiste Ndayizeye, director of youth programs for the Association of Evangelicals in Burundi, and his two cows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/83bfb32b-af08-462b-b7e8-ae839b9c6b35/Toilet.jpg Blog posts - Bold ways to live for Christ in a strange economy - Make it stand out The toilet that Jean-Baptiste and his neighbors use. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/transforming-ministry-in-rural-burundi monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/b9fcbf49-76fa-4923-bf40-d5ac45868629/Pygmy+pots.jpg Blog posts - Transforming ministry in rural Burundi - Make it stand out Members of the pygmy community in Musema, Burundi display their handmade pots. The woman in the middle created a finished shape from a ball of clay in about 10 minutes, achieving a perfect-looking circular form with no tools except her hands. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/and-you-thought-you-had-problems monthly 0.5 2025-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/f44e15c3-ffec-41fa-95f7-8861babd4efd/Livingstone.jpg Blog posts - And you thought you had problems! - Make it stand out A local historical interpreter (center) explaining the story of the meeting between David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley at Bujumbura, Burundi. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/greetings-from-burundi monthly 0.5 2025-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/4454543b-d4c1-4e36-8217-588176b63f83/Burundi+2024.jpg Blog posts - Greetings from Burundi! - Make it stand out Burundi Evangelical Alliance general secretary Edmund Gakiza, in yellow, greets African regional evangelical alliance leader Master Matlhaope during his visit to Burundi in 2024. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/who-said-theres-a-retirement-age monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/0a79c11e-2065-4e3a-b544-99acd9be1420/Stiller+PNG.jpg Blog posts - Who said there’s a retirement age? - Make it stand out The indefatigable Brian Stiller (second from right, back row) with members of the evangelical alliance of Papua New Guinea during his visit there last year. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/are-religious-freedom-and-peace-possible-in-nigeria monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/98bef27b-7926-4362-83d1-2772a87fcc45/Nigeria.jpeg Blog posts - Are religious freedom and peace possible in Nigeria? - Make it stand out Participants in the September consultation coordinated by 21Wilberforce, whose president, Wissam al-Saliby, is in the front row, left of center, in the gray suit. Advocacy and training coordinator Trent Martin is fourth from left. Nigerian advocate Godwin Adeboye, quoted in the blog post below, is in the back row at right, behind the government representative in the gray jacket. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/why-are-you-showing-off monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/e8d01eb6-ea56-4ac8-b5f8-58dd5765a1d4/Demercado.jpg Blog posts - Why are you showing off? - Make it stand out This football player would have scored six points for his team. Instead he started celebrating too early and dropped the ball before crossing the goal line. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/mobilizing-christian-scholars-in-secular-african-universities monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/58aa1216-6cfa-4138-a2e6-011259c07371/Society+Uganda.jpg Blog posts - Mobilizing Christian scholars in secular African universities - Make it stand out Some of the participants in “Program 500,” through which the Society of Christian Scholars seeks to train 500 Christian professors as “academic missionaries” in African universities. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/moles-are-everywhere monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/2674230c-35b4-48c6-8113-86e2a41a35cf/French+television.png Blog posts - Moles are everywhere! - Make it stand out An image from a recent unfavorable documentary on French evangelicals. One of the reporters took on a false identity to seek “counsel” from a pastor while wearing a hidden camera. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/the-us-government-is-not-working monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/how-can-the-church-be-apolitical monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/224d5a1e-36a4-445f-ba4a-6603dad368cf/Kimmel.jpg Blog posts - How can the church be apolitical? - Make it stand out US comedian Jimmy Kimmel (right), shown with sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez, got a lot of free publicity by getting kicked off his show for one week. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/redemption-amidst-the-riots-in-nepal monthly 0.5 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/27794cbc-5153-4cbd-a1e9-78adea2ba78e/Hoag+Nepal.jpg Blog posts - Redemption amidst the riots in Nepal - Make it stand out Gary Hoag (right), CEO of Global Trust Partners, and Ujjwal Maharjan, his rescuer when he was trapped in Nepal’s riots on September 9. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/bruces-secret-tips-for-writing-success monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/300aad74-7121-4d17-9acc-53f03861620c/Yard+signs.jpg Blog posts - Bruce’s secret tips for writing success - Make it stand out This collection of political yard signs is quite useless, but sometimes yard signs are actually effective. Read this post for one example. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/debate-your-enemies-dont-shoot-them monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/96969f6a-744e-410b-8f39-35448c41aaa6/Kirk.jpg Blog posts - Debate your enemies, don’t shoot them - Make it stand out Charlie Kirk in action at a political rally. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/humor-is-good-for-your-humility monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/6cabae6a-59c4-4089-a7ff-cf3ffde6c0ad/Allen.jpeg Blog posts - Humor is good for your humility - Make it stand out Jeff Allen, one of our favorite Christian comedians. Source: jeffallencomedy.com. (I would love to be a stand-up comedian, but I don’t have the guts to stand up.) https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/is-medical-assistance-in-dying-compassionate monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/29b7a785-f8e1-4b03-9ab6-4ce45f7257b3/MAID.jpg Blog posts - Is medical assistance in dying compassionate? - Make it stand out Advocates of medical assistance in dying at a public event in Canada. Source: Dying with Dignity Canada. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/grab-those-goofy-opportunities-to-share-the-gospel monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/3f0bef4c-de94-467a-a4b6-fa6a02b3103e/Heaven.jpeg Blog posts - Grab those goofy opportunities to share the gospel - Make it stand out Okay, most people can’t work their way into heaven. But what if you stopped a war?? https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/in-belgium-some-evangelicals-are-opposing-an-evangelistic-event monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/173c9281-d6ef-4c82-af46-132ac5c0be22/Lehmann.jpg Blog posts - In Belgium, some evangelicals are opposing an evangelistic event - Make it stand out Respected Belgian evangelical Leo Lehmann won’t be involved with Franklin Graham’s Festival of Hope next month. Read on to find out why. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/remembering-the-zeal-and-impact-of-james-dobson monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/941a75db-1be1-42e9-93b8-5a518ac94b3c/Dobson.jpg Blog posts - Remembering the zeal and impact of James Dobson - Make it stand out Like the apostle Paul (as shown in the verse quoted below), James Dobson may have been overly reactionary at times, but he was certainly productive. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/the-quiet-forms-of-religious-persecution monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/9bb0ce16-0387-445e-9604-661284b3551c/Boko+Haram.jpg Blog posts - The quiet forms of religious persecution - Make it stand out Some of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria in April 2014. Source: New York Times screenshot from a Boko Haram video. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/on-my-vanishing-sense-of-importance monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/da800842-b846-4c7c-b894-f1339278ca81/Nouwen.jpg Blog posts - On my vanishing sense of “importance” - Make it stand out Henri Nouwen ()right) with a member of the L’Arche Daybreak community in Toronto. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/secularism-is-everywhere-but-its-not-the-same-everywhere monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/eb7fe9ad-8b90-4e0c-9a6e-5064822c20c6/Nicholls.jpeg Blog posts - Secularism is everywhere, but it’s not the same everywhere - Make it stand out Bruce Nicholls, one of the giants of contemporary global evangelicalism, on a training run in 2016. He was 88 years old at the time. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/why-galatians-328-remains-so-important monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/09be7c77-6855-451a-a6d3-d8414844e13c/Lohe+Shawl.jpg Blog posts - Why Galatians 3:28 remains so important - Make it stand out The pattern of the Lohe Shawl, traditionally worn by both men and women among the Naga tribes of northeast India. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/game-theory-for-christians monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/5f807fb8-9257-4cb5-aea5-acd26b53f404/Prisoner%27s+dilemma.png Blog posts - Game theory for Christians - Make it stand out A visual representation of the prisoner’s dilemma. If this means nothing to you, don’t worry—the explanation in the text should be clearer. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/should-churches-endorse-political-candidates monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/091d760c-7355-4030-ab36-7a38a151f03d/Koyzis.jpg Blog posts - Should churches endorse political candidates? - Make it stand out David Koyzis, author of Citizenship without Illusions (InterVarsity, 2024). His earlier book Political Visions and Illusions (also published by IVP) has been translated into Portuguese and published in Brazil. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/responding-to-the-crackdown-on-churches-in-rwanda-and-beyond monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/07f580fe-87b6-4079-9752-9efe24469862/Janet.png Blog posts - Responding to the crackdown on churches in Rwanda and beyond - Make it stand out Janet Epp Buckingham (foreground), director of the World Evangelical Alliance’s Geneva office, testifying at the UN Human Rights Council. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/whats-your-churchs-hospitality-grade monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/775f39e3-8495-443d-8d27-c50e1f3c6427/Church+greeter.jpg Blog posts - What’s your church’s hospitality grade? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/am-i-a-christian-nationalist monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/8b643b83-4c33-46fc-91de-15036218b682/Brazil.jpg Blog posts - Am I a Christian nationalist? - Make it stand out Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro protesting his election defeat on January 8, 2023. Source: Associated Press. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/go-ahead-and-criticize-me monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/da502d96-e414-4b80-9134-9b17ea35d8fc/Mackinac.jpg Blog posts - Go ahead and criticize me - Make it stand out Bruce at Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA on July 15. This tourist island of about six square miles is famous for having no cars. There’s a state “highway,” Michigan route 185, but it’s occupied by bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. (I’ve been on vacation for the last three weeks, but I have dutifully maintained my regular schedule of Monday and Friday blog posts.) https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/in-south-africa-the-apologies-are-not-over monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/c7db0a4b-e673-4522-8e1a-a5e34fa2751a/Scheepers.jpg Blog posts - In South Africa, the apologies are not over - Make it stand out John Scheepers, former director of the Isiphambano Centre for Biblical Justice, teaching participants in a study cohort. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/interesting-responses-to-my-first-lgbtq-post monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/695a50cd-6264-44c2-b222-d890aadb8e0f/Calvin.jpg Blog posts - Interesting responses to my first LGBTQ post - Make it stand out Students at Calvin University, which is associated with the Christian Reformed Church, advocating for full inclusion of LGBTQ-identifying Christians in the church. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/how-can-the-majority-world-get-trained-pastors monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/419deebb-c6d5-4056-a567-7d56d638a810/Re-Forma+Kenya.jpg Blog posts - How can the Majority World get trained pastors? - Make it stand out Happy Re-Forma certificate recipients at a graduation ceremony in Kisumu, Kenya. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/dont-believe-everything-i-say- monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/a9f30440-4c5a-4f24-9d66-707de27b680d/Pope+Africa.png Blog posts - Don’t believe everything I say … - Make it stand out An image of Pope Leo delivering a 36-minute message addressed to the president of Burkina Faso. The video was fake. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/dont-forget-about-armenia monthly 0.5 2025-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/22d2a292-99f2-448b-b989-9fcc040b543c/Armenia.jpeg Blog posts - Don’t forget about Armenia - Make it stand out A group photo of participants at the Armenian Heritage Conference held by the World Council of Churches at Bern, Switzerland on May 27-28. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/this-post-is-a-surprise monthly 0.5 2025-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/4e3531e6-0601-4217-a255-71ff84bbca9b/Monument+Valley+horse.jpg Blog posts - This post is a surprise - Make it stand out A horse and rider posing at Monument Valley, Utah, USA, an iconic location where many Western movies were filmed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/7c70ec59-bfea-463e-807f-e8e9db797e30/Monument+Valley+rock.jpg Blog posts - This post is a surprise - Make it stand out The vehicles in this photo give a sense of proportion, enabling you to grasp the size of Monument Valley. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/not-all-apostles-are-bad monthly 0.5 2025-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/b7456a17-3550-440a-ab72-28486b4d5210/Mattera.png Blog posts - Not all “apostles” are bad - Make it stand out Joseph Mattera of the International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/spiritual-fallout-from-the-bombing-of-iran monthly 0.5 2025-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/807e3560-8353-42cb-ae98-bfa1651e88ba/UN+on+Iran.jpg Blog posts - Spiritual fallout from the bombing of Iran - Make it stand out A scene from the emergency UN Security Council meeting of June 13 to discuss the Iran-Israel conflict. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/how-or-how-not-to-defend-biblical-inspiration monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/2dbea30f-3664-4e50-9ce6-336284026f51/Vaticanus.jpg Blog posts - How (or how not) to defend biblical inspiration - Make it stand out The beginning of the Gospel of John, in the fourth-century Codex Vaticanus manuscript. Beginning in 1985, the Jesus Seminar assembled scholars to debate and vote on which of Jesus’ words and deeds as reported in the Gospels were historically authentic. According to the sponsoring institute’s website, the scholars voted yes on only 18 percent of Jesus’ reported words and 16 percent of his deeds. When I heard about the Jesus Seminar, it reminded me of one of my first courses in graduate school, on the origins of Christianity. The course included almost daily questioning of the historical reliability of the Gospels and Acts. I could never hope to investigate every objection to the New Testament’s reliability, especially since the New Testament was not my primary research focus. For me, the most compelling proof of biblical inspiration rested not in any claim to historical perfection but in the evidence of how commitment to the Christian faith, as mediated by Scripture, has transformed millions of hearts and even whole cultures. The Jesus Seminar has brought similar transformation to very few souls, if any. The social context of my Christian conversion, reinforced by my own study of Scripture, caused me to connect most closely with the evangelical stream of Christianity, though I’ve learned much from other streams. Along the way, I’ve also learned how contentious the matter of defending biblical inspiration has become, even among evangelicals. In 1982, Robert Gundry, while affirming biblical inerrancy, published a commentary on Matthew’s Gospel that his critics viewed as undermining the Bible’s reliability. (The hyperlink goes to a description of the revised 1994 edition.) Gundry contended that Matthew revised some of Jesus’ words and substituted some historical details to communicate more effectively with his audience. For example, Gundry suggested that in the story of Jesus’ birth, Matthew replaced shepherds in the fields with wise men from the East, so as to emphasize the Gospel’s relevance to non-Jews. Gundry’s work provoked considerable strife in the Evangelical Theological Society, from which he resigned in 1983 before the ETS could vote to expel him. Similar squabbles have gone on for a long time. As church historian Frank Hinkelmann has shown, cooperation among European and American evangelicals was hindered in the 1950s and beyond because various groups did not trust each other’s understanding of biblical inspiration. More recently, some Korean critics of the World Evangelical Alliance have found the WEA insufficiently faithful to biblical truth because its statement of faith calls the Bible “infallible” rather than “inerrant.” For these Koreans, “‘Infallibility’ asserts that Scripture is without error in matters of faith and salvation, while ‘inerrancy’ claims it is without error in all respects.” I do not wish to disturb the spiritual confidence of any sincere Christian believer, nor do I want anyone to challenge my (I think) good reputation in global evangelicalism. So if you think you may be vulnerable to either of those temptations, you may stop reading here. I value the positive contributions of all vigorous defenders of biblical inspiration, including the authors of the 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. Nevertheless, I don’t want us to make defending the faith harder than it needs to be. In that spirit, here are today’s gently provocative points. Jesus cleanses the temple of animal sellers and moneychangers in all four Gospels, but only John places the story early in his Gospel. If your understanding of biblical inspiration rules out the possibility of a writer rearranging the order of events, you must conclude that Jesus overturned people’s tables twice, about three years apart. Some interpreters do indeed argue for two cleansings. But in view of Jesus’ reputation, wouldn’t the targets have taken evasive action when they saw him coming the second time? God wonderfully preserved the Bible—we have far more ancient copies of it than of any other book, and they have very few substantive disagreements. Yet he chose to leave us debating, based on conflicting manuscripts, whether Mark’s Gospel originally ended at 16:8 or continued to 16:20. Sadly, this has become a life-and-death issue for some believers who have felt called to pick up snakes in obedience to 16:18. Textual problems like Mark 16 have caused many to apply inerrancy to the original text of Scripture. This is hardly likely to impress a skeptic who asks to inspect the original documents and is told, “We don’t possess them.” (Article 10 of the Chicago Statement is more nuanced, stressing the evidence for the “great accuracy” of the manuscripts we do have.) Even if Scripture is inerrant, our many conflicts over interpretation show that our capacity to discern its meaning is prone to error. Sometimes I think God put 1 Corinthians 11:3–16 in the Bible just to remind us that deciding how first-century messages apply to modern culture is not a trivial task. Thankfully, the clarity of the Bible’s central message of salvation is unmistakable. Let us praise God for all who have embraced that message, even if their theory of biblical inspiration is not identical to ours. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/will-the-big-us-protests-matter monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/462c98ed-47f0-4f89-927c-2bbfc03350e9/Protest.jpg Blog posts - Will the big US protests matter? - Make it stand out A few of the “No Kings” protesters who showed up in my city on June 14. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/my-first-post-on-lgbtq monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/c4f1768b-5abb-44b8-a0f2-deff78e27b3d/Crosswalk.jpg Blog posts - My first post on LGBTQ - Make it stand out This rainbow-themed crosswalk was temporarily installed in June 2024 for last year’s LGBTQ pride festival in my home city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. This year, the city declined to authorize a similar crosswalk. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/we-shouldnt-be-scared-of-accountability monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/692cbc97-8e38-4317-aa51-3d23584dedcf/Warren+Smith.jpg Blog posts - We shouldn’t be scared of accountability - Make it stand out Warren Cole Smith, president of Ministry Watch. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/what-the-destruction-of-usaid-means-in-ethiopia monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/0fb728c0-1559-4d86-84e1-64e3fc7afcc4/Ethiopia+2.jpg Blog posts - What the destruction of USAID means in Ethiopia - Make it stand out A nutrition worker from the Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Humanitarian Aid and Development Commission with a malnourished child. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/they-show-how-to-use-money-for-god monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/81e84bee-a9f3-44cd-8427-dff4bea031ac/Asif+Calib.jpg Blog posts - They show how to use money for God - Make it stand out Participants in the “Stations of Generosity” course taught by Global Trust Partners in Lahore, Pakistan, last February. Asif Calib is in the center, wearing a gray shirt; Global Trust Partners CEO Gary Hoag is fourth from left. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/can-south-korean-christians-overcome-political-divides monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/af67b3e0-1965-4fda-9737-8341970a3c46/Korea.jpg Blog posts - Can South Korean Christians overcome political divides? - Make it stand out Protestors against the arrest and impeachment of Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol in January 2025. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/an-innovative-idea-for-leadership-integrity monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/b3a5a81d-80b1-4023-ad26-9614d510ec20/Elders.png Blog posts - An innovative idea for leadership integrity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/on-assignment-in-bangladesh monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/53a21589-50b4-487b-b0ae-ef219ea75c8a/Bangladesh.jpg Blog posts - On assignment in Bangladesh - Make it stand out Graduates at a ceremony for young people completing a rigorous Bible curriculum in Bangladesh. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/anger-management-can-work monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/15a4ed83-25ce-4071-97ad-5b21baee76fd/Anger.jpg Blog posts - Anger management can work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/bring-5-families-to-jesus-and-then-pastor-them monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/f48ec4c1-6b68-4f0e-a0ab-6883c5e6df71/De+Visser.jpg Blog posts - “Bring 5 families to Jesus … and then pastor them” - Make it stand out Adrian de Visser, who has been doing church planting through his Kithu Sevana Ministries organization in Sri Lanka since 1993. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/i-wont-stop-talking-about-money monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/5dfbb09e-b805-4265-a111-f74d7d1c9cf2/Kapa.jpg Blog posts - I won’t stop talking about money - Make it stand out Would you trust this man? Joel Apolinario sounded like an honorable Christian, but he deceived many Filipinos through financial fraud. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/the-person-who-served-you-lunch-may-be-a-victim monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/f89857a8-c5c3-45df-b532-5508c4384952/WFN.jpeg Blog posts - The person who served you lunch may be a victim - Make it stand out Members of the World Freedom Network before their presentation at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. From left: Sarah Scott Webb (director, Oceania); Helen Avadiar-Nimbalker (director, Asia); Alexandra Sunberg (volunteer, global office). https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/why-do-we-refuse-to-talk-about-money monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/ac6fea61-bcac-44c5-ae1f-800c4efe3471/Ananias.jpg Blog posts - Why do we refuse to talk about money? - Make it stand out “The Punishment of Ananias and Sapphira” by Russian artist Alexei Harlamov, 1865. https://www.brucebarronserve.com/blog-2-1/lausannes-innovative-investment-in-younger-leaders monthly 0.5 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67800412a7192a02acfa6671/9dd4703c-49d1-4a39-b6db-6da13449cf74/YLGen.jpg Blog posts - Lausanne’s innovative investment in younger leaders - Make it stand out A photo from Lausanne’s 2016 Younger Leaders Gathering in Jakarta, Indonesia. 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