The Local Church

It's Not Too Late to Start My "Through the Bible in a Year" Reading Plan: Download It Today!

Yes, it's January 4th. But it's not too late to start. And you can do it all by the end of December in just 15 minutes a day (with a bit of catch up).

Jan 4 • Rod D. Martin

The Essential Ministry of “Secular” Work

Rod Martin's address to the Business Makers Network

Nov 30, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

45:53

Evangelical Struggle Sessions

How churches — and evangelical leaders — turn truth tellers into targets.

Nov 23, 2025 • Michael Clary

The Quiet Conquest: Islam’s Advance and the Collapse of a Sleeping Church

What happens when a nation becomes Christian? And what happens when it becomes Muslim?

Nov 16, 2025 • Virgil Walker

Why Halloween is a Christian Holiday

Concerns are understandable. But theologian James B. Jordan explains why Halloween is an explicitly Christian day. It needs to be understood...and…

Oct 26, 2025 • Guest Author

Sunday Essay: Charlie Kirk and the Cognitive Dissonance of Christian Elites

Most evangelical institutions prefer inoffensive academics and polite pastors over powerful prophets. That's not going to cut it.

Oct 19, 2025 • Michael Clary

Sunday Essay: The War on Reality

How our culture chose fantasy over truth.

Oct 12, 2025 • Virgil Walker

Courageous Faith, & the Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk: Rod on AFR with Jeff Schreve

Pastor Jeff Schreve and I look at Charlie Kirk's life, death, and faith, and what it means for Christians going forward.

Sep 21, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

48:05

Faithful in All Things: Vocation and Christian Callings

Your work is more than just “a job” or an ATM for your pastor. Every calling is itself sacred, every task a trust, and every laborer accountable before…

Sep 14, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

Sunday Essay: The Ambition Deficit in Modern Men

Why so many of today's men avoid responsibility, eschew leadership, and waste their God-given callings.

Aug 24, 2025 • Virgil Walker

Sunday Essay: Why The "Gospel Centered" Movement Failed

Labeling everything "a Gospel issue" except the Gospel - COVID, closing churches, vax mandates, BLM riots, and always Woke politics - was a clear…

Aug 3, 2025 • Jamie Bambrick

Sunday Essay: The Masculinity the Church Forgot

What happened to the war songs?

Jul 27, 2025 • Virgil Walker

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