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…
The question is impossible. If you answer, “Yes,” you are most likely lying or else deceived. If you answer, “No,” you are under conviction, even…
One of the many admirable traits of President Abraham Lincoln was his willingness to hear opposing sides of an argument. In words that are the…
Recent domestic political events give the sense that we now live more in a banana republic—no longer the stable political environment we have been used…
Do you see the message of the Bible as bitter or sweet? In Revelation chapter 10, the Apostle John was not merely a recipient of…
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