Urban Current

by Charles Lyons Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done” (1 Chronicles 16:12). Last March, our church family “remembered” 20 years ago… 

by Charles Lyons It was New Year’s Eve. We were ready to break for the food portion of the evening. I had shared the gospel. I extended the invitation. I invited those who wanted a […]

by Charles Lyons Are you doing Jerusalem ministry in an Athens world? Have you ever considered the difference between Peter’s Pentecost message and Paul’s Areopagus message and asked yourself why? Jerusalem. Jewish. Centuries of history, […]

by Charles Lyons “There are practitioners who are not veterans. There are veterans who are no longer practitioners. There is nothing like hearing from a veteran who is still a practitioner.” So read my liner […]

by Charles Lyons Moscow captured my heart. Last year I passed through on my way to visit and work with friends several hours away. While my destination was itself a bustling mid-sized city, nothing compares […]

by Charles Lyons Golden Babylon. Mighty Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar said, “Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of […]

by Charles Lyons I can’t read this.” The earnest 16-year-old held his Spanish Bible out to the pastor. The pastor hesitated. Not only the 16-year-old but also his parents worshipped in the Spanish-language congregation. The […]

by Charles Lyons Weeks ago the nation’s first black president stood in Washington, D.C. celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic march on Washington and Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. That […]

by Charles Lyons Your church exists in an urbanized world. How is it going? What cities do, what cities say, what cities think, what cities promote, now domi­nates the entire world. Regardless of where you […]

by Charles Lyons From down and dirty Humboldt Park where our alderman was convicted on federal charges for schemes including arson for profit, to the sedate green streets of Irving Park for a temporary stay, […]