Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Substack Seminary
Book
Writing
Archive
You Should Want to see What I Think
Because I believe deeply in the church—and I’m not blind to her faults
READ THE LATEST
Most Popular
View all
The Death Spiral of Progressive Christianity: Why the Mainline Church is in Crisis
Jan 29, 2025
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
435
168
126
Is the Mainline Holding Together Two Different Faiths?
May 21
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
70
43
20
The Mainline Church Is Running Out of Pastors
Mar 16
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
43
28
18
The Illusion of Stability: Why the Future of the Mainline Church Is Worse Than You Think
Mar 10, 2025
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
41
10
6
Mission & Evangelism
View all
Why Liberals Want It Hard
Bonhoeffer, Luther, and the Problem of Self-Justification
Jul 9
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
21
5
3
Is God Real? Finding Truth Beyond Sunday
After spending a year listening to people in pews, hospital rooms, and everyday conversations, I’ve become convinced that many people are asking two…
Jun 12
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
9
4
1
A Promise, Not a Threat
For many Christians, Romans has been presented primarily as a warning about sin and judgment. But what if Romans is better understood as a promise? From…
Jun 11
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
6
2
What If Evangelism Isn’t What We Think?
Jun 1
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
11
5
4
Leadership, Failure & Formation
View all
What Churches Can Learn from the WNBA About Multiple Bottom Lines
Part 1 of a three-part series on what churches can learn from the business world.
Aug 10
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
8
2
1
“It Wasn’t Your Fault” Isn’t the Same as “You’re Forgiven”
A follow-up to the sermon I recently shared on Romans 8:1
Jul 16
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
14
1
2
The Living God and Our Own Echo
What the Vines–Robertson debate revealed about revelation and moral authority.
Jul 6
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
11
1
4
God's Hope Does Not Disappoint
Jun 15
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
6
1
Church & Community
View all
When the Adjective Becomes the Confession
When the Word Before "Church" Becomes More Important Than the Word After It
Aug 3
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
10
4
4
The Unexpected Benefit of Being a 1099 Pastor
Co-vocational ministry is becoming increasingly common, and with it comes new questions about expectations, boundaries, and sustainability.
Jul 30
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
8
5
2
The Burden Is Not on You
Text from my sermon on Sunday, July 26
Jul 27
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
10
We Were Never Meant to Carry Our Pain Alone
Text from my sermon on Sunday, July 19
Jul 20
•
Loren Richmond Jr.
7
2
1
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
