“I just don’t have time to read widely,” says the modern pastor. Between preparing multiple sermons, planning outreaches, discipling believers, and so many other worthy…
The many avenues of communication expand faster than any of us can keep up. Podcasting is one of those new forms in our world. Almost…
The question people often ask is actually how Judas died. The Bible seems to describe it in two different ways. He hanged himself and he fell…
Click here to read the first article in this series. Many of the trials in my life have been minor or short-lived. I could gut…
Due to the nature of our family’s ministry, we have much interaction with cross-cultural missionaries serving Christ around the globe. One of my favorite things…
How widely do you read? Do you get these references from literature? “In the late 1920s, Gladys Aylward worked as a British parlor maid but…
A Misunderstood Person There’s quite a bit of confusion in the church today about the person of the Holy Spirit. People may know a lot…
In 1 Timothy 5, Paul gives the qualifications for widows who were to be enrolled in the church care program. In 1 Timothy 5:11–12 Paul…
Revelation 9:12 announced, “One woe is past; and, behold, there come two more woes hereafter.” “Woe” is the typical word found in the Old and…
Roger Olson, in his interesting The Story of Christian Theology, remarks on p. 137, “No one can say just what percentage of the citizens and…
(A Right Response to Rancor in the Ranks) The Psalmist sang, “This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes!” (Ps. 118:23) When…
Weep with those that weep (Romans 12:15) There are times when deep sorrow is right and righteous. This is one. Our hearts broke as we…
Sometimes we look for happiness in people, position, possessions, or our overall prosperity. We might never get these things the way we want them, or…
We are always making an impression whether we realize it or not. Over thirty years ago I experienced this truth when a man visited the…
The Ideal What kind of men and women does the Lord use mightily in ministry? In answer to this question, we tend to think of…
In addition to the prayers of our Savior, the prayers of the apostle Paul offer excellent material for the Christian to study if he seeks…
“Are those wild camels?” Our questions must sound ridiculous to the native tour guides. As we ascended the heights of Mount Nebo in our…
Jude’s purpose for his letter his clear: “I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for…
One of the reasons that Paul wrote to the church in Corinth was to address the sexual sin that was tolerated by the fellowship. He…
Rick Warren is making a splash in recent days over something his church, Saddleback Church, did last year, ordaining women to the pastoral ministry. That…
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