Rich Stearns
@richstearns.bsky.social
President Emeritus of World Vision (retired) and author of ‘The Hole in Our Gospel' and ‘Lead Like it Matters to God.’ Opinions are strictly my own.
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Rich Stearns
@richstearns.bsky.social
· Nov 24
I wrote a leadership book for Christians at a time when leadership failures and scandals in business, politics and, tragically, in ministry have been alarming. If you are a Christian leader in the marketplace or in ministry, this is a book for you. Your leadership matters to God!
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him come,
offspring of the Virgin's womb:
veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail th'incarnate Deity,
pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him come,
offspring of the Virgin's womb:
veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail th'incarnate Deity,
pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"
December 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him come,
offspring of the Virgin's womb:
veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail th'incarnate Deity,
pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him come,
offspring of the Virgin's womb:
veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail th'incarnate Deity,
pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"
“If you’ve ever encountered true fundamentalists, you know why. When you combine eternal stakes with absolute certainty, it produces the kind of people who are happy to be cruel in the name of God.” David French
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“If you’ve ever encountered true fundamentalists, you know why. When you combine eternal stakes with absolute certainty, it produces the kind of people who are happy to be cruel in the name of God.” David French
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed…”Rom 1:16-17
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed…”Rom 1:16-17
December 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed…”Rom 1:16-17
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed…”Rom 1:16-17
What if we actually demonstrated God’s love for the world instead of just talking about it? If we truly love God, we will express it by loving our neighbors, and when we truly love our neighbors, it expresses our love for God.
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What if we actually demonstrated God’s love for the world instead of just talking about it? If we truly love God, we will express it by loving our neighbors, and when we truly love our neighbors, it expresses our love for God.
Seen any of these lately in our politics?
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Seen any of these lately in our politics?
Check out the new 2025 edition of The Hole In Our Gospel - named Christian Book of the Year when it was released. And, if you want me crawling around in your brain for a few hours you can get the audio version, read by your truly!
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Check out the new 2025 edition of The Hole In Our Gospel - named Christian Book of the Year when it was released. And, if you want me crawling around in your brain for a few hours you can get the audio version, read by your truly!
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Jesus never asked us to say ‘the sinners prayer.’ He asked us, to live sacrificially, to help the poor and the vulnerable, to stand up for justice, to live lives of integrity and to share the good news. He asked us to take up our cross and follow him. And he told us it would be costly.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Jesus never asked us to say ‘the sinners prayer.’ He asked us, to live sacrificially, to help the poor and the vulnerable, to stand up for justice, to live lives of integrity and to share the good news. He asked us to take up our cross and follow him. And he told us it would be costly.
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When Saul became Paul he transformed from an angry, judgmental-and even violent Pharisee persecuting his ‘enemies’, to a kind and loving evangelist inviting those who were lost to embrace Jesus. We have too many ‘Sauls’ in the Evangelical movement today.
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
When Saul became Paul he transformed from an angry, judgmental-and even violent Pharisee persecuting his ‘enemies’, to a kind and loving evangelist inviting those who were lost to embrace Jesus. We have too many ‘Sauls’ in the Evangelical movement today.
When Saul became Paul he transformed from an angry, judgmental-and even violent Pharisee persecuting his ‘enemies’, to a kind and loving evangelist inviting those who were lost to embrace Jesus. We have too many ‘Sauls’ in the Evangelical movement today.
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
When Saul became Paul he transformed from an angry, judgmental-and even violent Pharisee persecuting his ‘enemies’, to a kind and loving evangelist inviting those who were lost to embrace Jesus. We have too many ‘Sauls’ in the Evangelical movement today.
Jesus never asked us to say ‘the sinners prayer.’ He asked us, to live sacrificially, to help the poor and the vulnerable, to stand up for justice, to live lives of integrity and to share the good news. He asked us to take up our cross and follow him. And he told us it would be costly.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Jesus never asked us to say ‘the sinners prayer.’ He asked us, to live sacrificially, to help the poor and the vulnerable, to stand up for justice, to live lives of integrity and to share the good news. He asked us to take up our cross and follow him. And he told us it would be costly.
This was Jesus’ mission-ours too: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.’
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This was Jesus’ mission-ours too: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.’
“Generosity tills the soil of our soul.”
Pastor Prentice Park
Pastor Prentice Park
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
“Generosity tills the soil of our soul.”
Pastor Prentice Park
Pastor Prentice Park
“The Holy One of Israel, says:
“Only in returning to me
and resting in me will you be saved.
In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt.” Isaiah 30
“Only in returning to me
and resting in me will you be saved.
In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt.” Isaiah 30
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“The Holy One of Israel, says:
“Only in returning to me
and resting in me will you be saved.
In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt.” Isaiah 30
“Only in returning to me
and resting in me will you be saved.
In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt.” Isaiah 30
The Church and politics? “For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help.
You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection…But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated,
and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. He will not help you.
Instead, he will disgrace you.” Isaiah 30
You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection…But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated,
and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. He will not help you.
Instead, he will disgrace you.” Isaiah 30
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Church and politics? “For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help.
You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection…But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated,
and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. He will not help you.
Instead, he will disgrace you.” Isaiah 30
You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection…But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated,
and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. He will not help you.
Instead, he will disgrace you.” Isaiah 30
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When the church seeks to change the world through political power, it does not change the world, it becomes the world.
As Stanley Hauerwas famously says, “The first task of the church is to make the world the world.”
As Stanley Hauerwas famously says, “The first task of the church is to make the world the world.”
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
When the church seeks to change the world through political power, it does not change the world, it becomes the world.
As Stanley Hauerwas famously says, “The first task of the church is to make the world the world.”
As Stanley Hauerwas famously says, “The first task of the church is to make the world the world.”
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We’re not called to battle for Christ like soldiers-we’re called to be ambassadors of His great love to a watching world with a special concern for the most vulnerable. Compassion, not judgment. Kindness, not anger. Humility, not arrogance.
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We’re not called to battle for Christ like soldiers-we’re called to be ambassadors of His great love to a watching world with a special concern for the most vulnerable. Compassion, not judgment. Kindness, not anger. Humility, not arrogance.
We’re not called to battle for Christ like soldiers-we’re called to be ambassadors of His great love to a watching world with a special concern for the most vulnerable. Compassion, not judgment. Kindness, not anger. Humility, not arrogance.
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We’re not called to battle for Christ like soldiers-we’re called to be ambassadors of His great love to a watching world with a special concern for the most vulnerable. Compassion, not judgment. Kindness, not anger. Humility, not arrogance.
Reagan reflecting on the America that was a shining city on a hill in 1989.
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reagan reflecting on the America that was a shining city on a hill in 1989.
As Christians, we can be so consumed with the sins of those we disagree with that we fail to see our own sins of judgment, anger and choice not to love our perceived enemies. This is why Jesus warned us about removing the ‘log’ from our own eye before seeing the speck in theirs.
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
As Christians, we can be so consumed with the sins of those we disagree with that we fail to see our own sins of judgment, anger and choice not to love our perceived enemies. This is why Jesus warned us about removing the ‘log’ from our own eye before seeing the speck in theirs.
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What the Bible doesn’t say: “The fruit of the Spirit is anger, judgement, division, arrogance, insult, scorn, coarseness, cynicism and cruelty.”
October 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
What the Bible doesn’t say: “The fruit of the Spirit is anger, judgement, division, arrogance, insult, scorn, coarseness, cynicism and cruelty.”
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From my pastor yesterday: “We need to replace our lip service with life service.”
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
From my pastor yesterday: “We need to replace our lip service with life service.”
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It’s estimated that 8 out of 10 immigrants at risk of deportation in this country are Christians. So why are so many Evangelicals cheering as ICE agents brutally round them up, pull them away from jobs and family, throw them in unmarked vans and send them off to be deported? Jesus wept.
October 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It’s estimated that 8 out of 10 immigrants at risk of deportation in this country are Christians. So why are so many Evangelicals cheering as ICE agents brutally round them up, pull them away from jobs and family, throw them in unmarked vans and send them off to be deported? Jesus wept.
Here is a thought that should give us perspective: God replaces the entire human race every 100 years or so. The question is what our current generation will do with our 100 years to honor our creator and make our world a better place.
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Here is a thought that should give us perspective: God replaces the entire human race every 100 years or so. The question is what our current generation will do with our 100 years to honor our creator and make our world a better place.
It’s estimated that 8 out of 10 immigrants at risk of deportation in this country are Christians. So why are so many Evangelicals cheering as ICE agents brutally round them up, pull them away from jobs and family, throw them in unmarked vans and send them off to be deported? Jesus wept.
October 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It’s estimated that 8 out of 10 immigrants at risk of deportation in this country are Christians. So why are so many Evangelicals cheering as ICE agents brutally round them up, pull them away from jobs and family, throw them in unmarked vans and send them off to be deported? Jesus wept.
From my pastor yesterday: “We need to replace our lip service with life service.”
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
From my pastor yesterday: “We need to replace our lip service with life service.”