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Four Reasons Why a Person Who Professes Faith in Christ Might Refuse to be Baptized

[Podcast] Interview 120: Immigration: A Biblical Perspective (Preston Mayes)

When My Fellow Christian Sins: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

Devotions: Duty or Delight?

Early Controversy in the Rise of Revival Music

Getting Ready to Vote | FRONTLINE

Seven Reasons Why Churches Eventually Fail

Bits of Wisdom from Houses of Mourning

Why Don’t We Ask God for Big Things?

Setting the Stage: American Awakenings of Gospel Music

The Blood I Sing About: The Ruin from My Sin and the Rescue from My Saviour

Considering 1 Corinthians 6 Before Posting Online

[Podcast] Interview 119: Shaping the Church from the Ground Up (Will Cover)

Job: An Example of Moral Integrity (Job 31:1–12)

How Do I Respond to My Gay Family Member?

God Is At Work–Even When You Don’t See It

Reformation or Transformation?

Plagiarism and the Preacher

Prayer Partner and PrayerMate: A Person and an App That Have Bettered My Prayer Life

How Do I Respond to My Gay Friend?

Biblical Self-Concept

What will you do when the robots come for your job?

What Is Jesus Like, Right Now?

The LORD Will Keep Your Children’s Lives

What the Translators of the KJV Thought about Bible Translation

Whatever the Weather, We’ll Weather the Weather, Whether We Like It or Not

Long-view Leadership, Part 4: Long-view leaders let go

What’s the Big Deal about the Chaplains?

[Podcast] Interview 118: Four Features of Church Growth in Acts (Dave Huffstutler)

Reversals and Providence in the Book of Esther

What to Do When Your Spiritual Hero Falls

Long-view Leadership, Part 3: Long-view leaders aren’t afraid to develop others

From Me to We: A Plea for Preserving and Building Institutions

Is it Mental Health or a Spiritual Problem?

Parenting for the Right Purpose

Why Was Jesus Baptized?

Long-view Leadership, Part 2: Long-view leaders “write it down”

Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus: Unsung Bible Heroes

[Podcast] Interview 117: Edwards and Brainerd on Church Growth (Ryan Martin)

What to Do When Satan Hinders You

Long-view Leadership, Part 1: Long-view vs. short-view

How Do Your Associates Affect Your Ways?

Covetousness: The Different Commandment

Who Is Filling What for Who or What in the End of Ephesians 1:23?

America First Shouldn’t Mean America Only

Preparing for the Ministry

Why There are No Good (or Bad) Atheists

End of Life Decisions and the Christian Family

[Podcast] Interview 116: Built to Grow: Understanding and Advancing the Mission of the Church (Mark Herbster)

What Is God’s Power to Us Who Believe?

What’s with the Cities of Refuge?

Thinking Like a Christian: The Case for Personal Separation

Built to Grow: Understanding and Advancing the Mission of the Church

Thank God for Liberty

The Spirit as Seal and Pledge

Christians Must Not Spread Rumors (Even on Social Media)

Getting Emotional (Part 2)

Our Hope, Our Home

God Wants Us for Himself (Ephesians 1)

Wives, Let Him Go to the Gate

Getting Emotional (with AI)

God’s Purpose for Me

The Jewish Curse

[Podcast] Interview 115: Multiplication Through Division (Matt Walker)

Signposts to Heaven

Is It Immoral to Be a Trillionaire?

You Sow, God Grows, Together We Harvest

Weariness in Serving God

The Lies of Theological Liberalism in American Politics

Please DO adjust your set

Inheritance: A Quick Survey from the New Testament

Making Family Devotions Work

Dealing with Disagreements: a lesson from George Whitefield

I Want to Finish Well for God’s Glory

What to Do When You Really Mess Up

[Podcast] Interview 114: “No Kings”? A Christian Perspective on Government “Rulers” (Mike Ascher)

A Quick Look at the Trinity and Spiritual Blessing in Ephesians 1:3–14

Are Kids Too Expensive?

The Rest You Cannot Earn

When God Steps Back: A Walk Through Scripture’s Darkest Catalog

The Multiverse and the Sovereignty of God

What Does It Mean to Love the World?

What Does It Mean to Walk by the Spirit?

Sharing From Our Experiences with the Lord

God, the Lord of Time

Unchristian Thinking about Christian Weddings

[Podcast] Interview 113: Is Missions Work ‘Kingdom Building’? (Keith Kobelia)

A Marriage with Christ in the Middle (Colossians 3:18-19)

Harness the Power of Failure

When People Act Like Jerks

Advice on How to “Preach the Gospel” to Yourself

You Could Ruin Your Life with Sin Today—Are You Being Careful?

The Faith of Jacob

The Lord’s Prayer (Part 2)

What Is the Gospel?

The Dangers of Doing Business with “Christians”

[Podcast] Interview 112: Missions: Are We Doing It Right? (Glen Galbraith)

A Theology of Friendship

In Defense of Purity Culture