Alex Kocman

To Vote or Not to Vote? A Biblical Approach

Alex KocmanOctober 30, 2024

We delude ourselves by presuming upon the mercy of God if we think he only expects a return upon his spiritual investment in our lives and not also upon his gracious investment in us in terms of the liberties we enjoy as American citizens. Our Lord expects us to take his blessings, including civic ones, and cultivate them for the eternal and temporal good of our neighbor.

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Christian Nations and the Aim of Missions

Alex KocmanFebruary 12, 2024

Imagine the following statement being made from the pulpit of your church by a guest speaker: “Our mission is to make this nation a Christian nation.” What is your reflexive reaction in this hypothetical situation? Perhaps you have noticed the lack of context in this thought experiment. Regardless of what context you may have added […]

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Christian Nations and the Aim of Missions

Alex KocmanFebruary 12, 2024

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Nashville, Suffering, and Fearlessness

Alex KocmanApril 5, 2023

“. . . and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is  a clear sign to them of their destruction, but  of your salvation, and that from God.  For  it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also  suffer for his sake, […]

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Pragmatism Isn’t the Problem

Alex KocmanSeptember 3, 2021

In The Devil’s Dictionary, the satirist Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) defined dishonesty as “an important element of commercial success” (p. 85). While this definition is cynical, it’s not wrong. One can … More

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Pragmatism Isn’t the Problem

Alex KocmanSeptember 3, 2021

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Return, O Wanderer: Come Back to the Local Church

Alex KocmanAugust 16, 2021

Dear Friend, It’s been a while. We’ve seen each other in passing a couple of times. Your pictures popped up in my news feed. I think I might’ve seen you … More

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3 Reasons Complementarianism Is a Missions Issue

Alex KocmanJune 9, 2021

Christian love across lines of differing convictions are essential to the missionary task of the church. To make disciples of all nations invariably involves flexing, adapting, and bending to an … More

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Questioning the Kingdom? – Part 4: Two Kingdoms Theology

Alex KocmanApril 26, 2021

In this series, we have considered the nature of the kingdom of Christ, the fruit produced by that spiritual kingdom, and the priority of evangelism in all Christian cultural endeavors. … More

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Questioning the Kingdom? – Part 3: Gospel Centrality

Alex KocmanApril 20, 2021

The last two posts in this series wrestled with questions concerning the kingdom of God and the nature of Christian cultural engagement. But this conversation is fruitless if it stays … More

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Questioning the Kingdom? – Part 2: Cultural Transformation

Alex KocmanApril 13, 2021

In the previous installment, we considered that the kingdom of God consists in the spiritual reign of Christ over the world and over his people in the church. This kingdom … More

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Questioning the Kingdom? – Part 1: Definitions

Alex KocmanApril 8, 2021

What is the kingdom of God? How is cultural, societal, political transformation related to the kingdom? In defining the kingdom of God, we start by recognizing that the rule of … More

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The Kind of Revival We Should Pray For: 4 Traits

Alex KocmanFebruary 17, 2021

I recently installed an app on my phone that prompts me to pray for revival at the local, sate, and federal levels twice a day. It’s a great habit, even … More

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Why ‘No Matter Who Wins, Jesus is Lord’ Isn’t Just a Cliché

Alex KocmanNovember 18, 2020

Earlier this week, I was on a walk in my neighborhood with my three children when I happened across our Roman Catholic friends. After briefly bantering about politics and the … More

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Is There a ‘Right Side’ of History?

Alex KocmanJuly 9, 2020

The rate at which new language and orthodoxies are accepted into the public consciousness is dizzying. Our language has the power to redirect public discourse, channel new pathways of thought, … More

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An Honest Question for Christians in Social Justice Movement

Alex KocmanJuly 3, 2020

One of my fondest memories of an evangelistic conversation was with a young man at my gym named Metro—an ex-con and trash collector turned competitive bodybuilder. My friend “Met” is … More

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Risk Is Still Right

Alex KocmanJuly 1, 2020

Several years ago, when I was contemplating a transition from my role as a youth pastor into missions mobilization, one of the questions that gripped me was: Am I deserting … More

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Weeping Without Joining the Dirge

Alex KocmanJune 24, 2020

In a famed passage of Scripture, the author of Ecclesiastes tells us that there is “a time to keep silence” (Ecc. 3:7). As our nation reels from the effects of … More

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The Blessing of Pestilence

Alex KocmanMarch 28, 2020

As I begin writing, it’s day six of the national “15 Days to Slow the Spread” initiative (catchy, no?)—or at least, I think it is, but I’ll admit, the days … More

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5 Ways to Pray Missionally

Alex KocmanMarch 23, 2020

We restless North Americans struggle immensely to prevail in prayer. I struggle in prayer. I see impoverished, persecuted believers in other parts of the world praying with fervor, corporately and … More

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Fruit Salad Diversity

Alex KocmanFebruary 12, 2020

Human beings are obstinately visual creatures. By this statement, I am referring not to all the typical examples of our visual nature—our propensity for art, the male species’ hard-wired infatuation … More

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To Vote or Not to Vote? A Biblical Approach

Christian Nations and the Aim of Missions

Christian Nations and the Aim of Missions

Nashville, Suffering, and Fearlessness

Pragmatism Isn’t the Problem

Pragmatism Isn’t the Problem

Return, O Wanderer: Come Back to the Local Church

3 Reasons Complementarianism Is a Missions Issue

Questioning the Kingdom? – Part 4: Two Kingdoms Theology

Questioning the Kingdom? – Part 3: Gospel Centrality

Questioning the Kingdom? – Part 2: Cultural Transformation

Questioning the Kingdom? – Part 1: Definitions

The Kind of Revival We Should Pray For: 4 Traits

Why ‘No Matter Who Wins, Jesus is Lord’ Isn’t Just a Cliché

Is There a ‘Right Side’ of History?

Risk Is Still Right

Weeping Without Joining the Dirge

The Blessing of Pestilence

5 Ways to Pray Missionally

Fruit Salad Diversity

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