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What Does Jesus Mean When He Says “Hate Your Life”?

May 24, 2018 by mattperman

“Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (John 12:25). I don’t think he means that we are supposed to engage in self-sabatoge to make our life harder than it has to be. For example, I heard of a charity in the developing […]

Filed Under: Discipleship

Matthew 5:16, Paraphrased

April 23, 2018 by mattperman

Matthew 5:16 tells us the purpose of our productivity: “Let your light so shine before others, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” Where is productivity there? In the phrase “good works.” Good works are not just rare and special things we do, but any good thing […]

Filed Under: Knowing God

Why is Theology Central to the Christian Life?

September 12, 2015 by mattperman

Because, as J. Gresham Machen said so well, Christianity is not just — or chiefly — an ethical code, but rather “a way of life founded on a message.” Christianity is based on news. On something outside of us. On truth. And that’s theology. Since Christianity is a way of life founded on a message, you can’t uphold the […]

Filed Under: 1 Theology, 3 Christian Living

What is Wrong With Some of the Recent Teachings on the Authority of the Local Church?

September 3, 2015 by mattperman

There is a growing emphasis on church membership right now and “being under the authority of the local church.” This can seem laudable in many ways, but there is a very important emphasis which often seems to be missing when people talk about this. Without this emphasis, people will inevitably misunderstand. The missing emphasis is […]

Filed Under: Church Authority

Can Christians Actually Change Society?

August 18, 2015 by whatsbestnext

John Stott has one of the best answers to this, in my view. From his article Four Ways Christians Can Influence the World: If we are pessimists and think we are capable of doing nothing in human society today, I venture to say that we are theologically extremely unbalanced, if not actually heretical and harmful. It’s […]

Filed Under: Culture Change

Can You Insult Someone to the Glory of God?

August 16, 2015 by whatsbestnext

Joe Rigney is a very provocative writer, and his book The Things of Earth is very good. But I cannot agree with part of his recent post at TGC called “Surprised by Scripture: Love and Spirit-Inspired Insults.” In this post, Rigney argues that we need to have a category for “the Spirit-inspired insult.” Referring to Paul’s words in Acts 13:9-10 to […]

Filed Under: c Relationships

Preparing Your Teens for College

July 17, 2015 by mattperman

Most people are aware of Alex Chediak’s excellent book Thriving at College. What is often overlooked is his sequel to that book, Preparing Your Teens for College.  Don’t let the title fool you. This book is not just for parents of teenagers. It is for all parents, because the solid principles he outlines actually make the book an excellent primer […]

Filed Under: Education, Parenting

Why Plant Churches?

May 6, 2015 by mattperman

A fantastic and extremely helpful article by Tim Keller that everyone needs to read. Here’s the start: The vigorous, continual planting of new congregations is the single most crucial strategy for 1) the numerical growth of the Body of Christ in any city, and 2) the continual corporate renewal and revival of the existing churches […]

Filed Under: Church Planting

What is a Gospel-Centered, Missional Church?

May 5, 2015 by mattperman

A great article at the new For the Church Website. Here are a few excerpts: What is a gospel-centered, missional church? Simply put, a gospel-centered missional church is one that recognizes that: Authentic heart-transformation cannot happen apart from the gospel; AND Culture is not the enemy of the church; rather it is a broken treasure God […]

Filed Under: b Church and Ministry

5 Questions on Faith and Doubt

April 23, 2015 by mattperman

Barnabas Piper’s new book Help My Unbelief: Why Doubt is Not the Enemy of Faith releases July 1st. In the weeks leading up to its release, he is interviewing several people on questions of faith and doubt. Today his interview with me is up. The five questions are: What does “I believe, help my unbelief” mean to […]

Filed Under: a Personal Discipleship

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I am the director of career development at The King’s College NYC, co-founder of What’s Best Next, and the author of What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done. This is my personal website where I blog on four of my favorite topics: theology, apologetics, culture, and living in New York City.

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