God and War

By Treg Spicer | April 29, 2022 | Comments Off on God and War

“I come from a country of approximately 18 million people, a country that lies between the two most powerful nations on the face of this…

Haphazard Discipleship

By Ken Brown | April 28, 2022 | Comments Off on Haphazard Discipleship

After over twenty years in pastoral ministry, it is my observation that most people in our churches have not been intentionally discipled. Rather, all too…

Preaching with Power, Redux

By Don Johnson | April 27, 2022 |

My recent article, “Are We Preaching with Power?,” kicked up some responses at Sharper Iron. The discussion was positive (a rarity on the internet), and…

Mentoring Our Next Generation

By Ron Perry | April 26, 2022 | Comments Off on Mentoring Our Next Generation

Jeno’s pizza, rock quarries, and filing cabinets are three items that to most people do not mean much of anything. But to me they symbolize…

Does a Genuine Christian Marriage have to be Legal?

By Kevin Schaal | April 24, 2022 | Comments Off on Does a Genuine Christian Marriage have to be Legal?

“It’s just a piece of paper.” Is it really? A young couple celebrates a wonderful Christian wedding with their church family, many friends, and relatives…

Spiritual Drought (3)

By Ron Perry | April 22, 2022 | Comments Off on Spiritual Drought (3)

A lack of hydration and increased exposure to the elements can leave a person in a dangerous physical condition. As we noted in previous articles,…

The Church Needs Wise Guys

By Ken Brown | April 21, 2022 | Comments Off on The Church Needs Wise Guys

Christians are people of truth, because we believe in a God Who IS truth.  Because God cannot lie, and we are to imitate His character,…

Eternity

By David Oliver | April 20, 2022 |

On December 31, 1999, I, along with millions of others, was watching television early in the day as the New Year arrived in far off…

Are We Preaching with Power?

By Don Johnson | April 19, 2022 | Comments Off on Are We Preaching with Power?

  When Paul preached to the Roman governor, Felix, the Bible says, “as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became…

Choose Jesus or Choose to Be Liked, You Can’t Have Both

By Kevin Schaal | April 18, 2022 |

The spirit of the new evangelicals of the mid-twentieth century was a desire to be respected by the theological liberals. R.C. Sproul Jr. said it…

Pilgrims with Palms

By Gordon Dickson | April 15, 2022 | Comments Off on Pilgrims with Palms

Revelation 7:9-10 Palm Sunday is a traditional celebration with Scriptural foundations. What is the meaning of this day? Why is it important? What should catch…

Immaturity in American Evangelical Churches

By Taigen Joos | April 14, 2022 |

Has it struck you in recent years that there seems to be a growing trend of spiritual immaturity in churches today? I know that is…

Treasure Hunting

By David Oliver | April 13, 2022 | Comments Off on Treasure Hunting

For nearly a decade cable television’s History Channel has broadcast a reality program called The Curse of Oak Island. The show follows the efforts of…

Instincts for Spiritual Care

By Kit Johnson | April 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Instincts for Spiritual Care

My sermon text a couple weeks ago was, “We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone”…

What is Paul’s Crown of Righteousness?

By Kevin Schaal | April 10, 2022 |

In Paul’s great valedictory address in 2 Timothy 4:6-8, he declares that he is eagerly waiting for a “crown of righteousness” that will be not…

Relational Evangelism

By Anna Musgrave | April 8, 2022 | Comments Off on Relational Evangelism

Tucked in the cover of my Bible where I can enjoy them each day are photographs of dear friends who came into God’s family via…

“Doubting” Thomas and Deconstructionism

By Taigen Joos | April 7, 2022 | Comments Off on “Doubting” Thomas and Deconstructionism

The apostle Thomas sometimes gets a bad wrap because of his words the day of Christ’s resurrection, “Unless I see in his hands the mark…

Living Life Facing Death

By Gordon Dickson | April 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Living Life Facing Death

“And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things says the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I…

An Almost Forgotten Saying of Our Lord

By Brent Niedergall | April 5, 2022 | Comments Off on An Almost Forgotten Saying of Our Lord

In 1943, a classics professor at Princeton named P. R. Coleman-Norton—according to his article in a peer-reviewed theology journal—visited a Moroccan mosque, where he saw…

Are You an Addict?

By Kevin Schaal | April 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Are You an Addict?

Of course not. Obviously! Really? Are you sure? Our church has been involved in addictions ministries for a number of years now, but more people…

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