RIP … you see this attached to a social media post almost every day. The sentiment is there, but do we really know what RIP…
As young people and old across our nation “ink up,” this has become a burning question among many young (and not so young) Christians. After…
Today1 we begin a new series on the last book of the Bible. The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ reveals mysteries and miseries…
Yesterday, Matt Chandler stood before his congregation to admit to inappropriate text interactions with a woman other than his wife and to announce he was…
One of the best books I’ve read in a long time comes to us as a reprint of an 1880 revision of a book first…
There are several factors that affect how a pastor views, and therefore goes about, his work. Most would readily agree the pastoral office is a…
The mission field is already at our doorstep. That presents challenges in reaching our communities for Christ. While Spanish ministry has been a mainstay in…
Our Lord declared to His disciples in Matthew 6:19, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where…
Several years ago, a couple attended the services of our church, but after a few months they stopped coming. They told me I said something…
“What shall I cry? (Isaiah 40:6). That is the question which comes before every preacher’s mind as he prepares the sermons he is to deliver…
Last week, I wrote about the joys and challenges of small church, rural ministry. To be sure, these kinds of ministries come with a unique…
Chuck Colson said, “Redeeming the culture is the never-ending mission of the church.” For most fundamentalists, redeeming the culture is an unfamiliar concept. We are…
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands…
Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. During some seasons of life, the path ahead seems to disappear into a mist. The illusion of certainty that often calms our…
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and sent the abortion debate back to the states, pro-abortion zealots have been in total free fall.…
Recently, I had the joy of ministering to a church in a community in southern Minnesota whose posted population was 1322. The village is on…
In May, the SBC commissioned and published a report on the denomination’s response to abuse. It was highly self-critical. Now the DOJ is launching an…
That’ s my impression from my stroll down the main drag of Gatlinburg, TN, recently. Few people smiling or laughing. Harsh words being spoken to…
Following Christ is a joyful life, but it is not an easy life. It requires personal discipline to study his word, learn his ways, and…
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