S. Michael Craven

Christian Post Guest Columnist

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Mar 16, 2011
Empowered to Act: Why Christians Should Change the World
The idea that Christians are to bring healing into the world—the restoration of people and the reformation of systems that hinder them—seems reasonable enough
Mar 8, 2011
Being For People and the World Rather than Against
Too often, our attitude toward the surrounding culture and those who make it up is judgmental and condemning.
Mar 1, 2011
What Does the Christian Do?
If \"all the Law\" hangs on loving God and loving others, then to love God is to obey him and to obey him is to love others.
Feb 22, 2011
Why Knowing Yourself Matters
The point in obtaining a true knowledge of ourselves is so we stop relying on our own righteousness, our own goodness, stop deluding ourselves
Feb 15, 2011
Knowing Thyself is Key to Knowing God
For me, the pursuit of accurate self-knowledge is an essential starting point in modern Christian discipleship.
Feb 8, 2011
The Kingdom is Revealed through We not Me
Our civilization appears to be racing toward self-destruction and the church appears indistinguishable and either ill-equipped or indifferent to arresting the demise of the very civilization it helped create.
Feb 1, 2011
Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?
God\'s kingdom, in which Jesus is making all things new, includes the reversal of the curse upon the dominion-exercising activity of men.
Jan 25, 2011
Is Jesus a King Without a Kingdom?
Today when evangelicals speak of the gospel, they almost always mean, simply, the personal plan of salvation.
Jan 18, 2011
Working Out Our Salvation with Love and Charity
Our human tendency is to build theological fortresses and lob shells over the wall toward anyone who may challenge our presuppositions and beliefs.
Jan 11, 2011
Modern Discipleship: Preparing for Evacuation Rather Than Occupation
It is all too evident that biblical discipleship is either absent or woefully inadequate to producing any tangible fruit