9 Reminders About Being and Doing Church This Christmas
Christmas is always a busy, exciting time for churches. Most of us know these realities, but I’m convinced we increasingly need these reminders during this season.... Read More
Christmas: Not a Time for Inventing New Twists on the Age-Old Story
Just tell the story... Tell the story of the birth of Jesus with all the excitement of someone hearing it for the first time. Tell the story without detouring into theories and guesses and myths and controversies. Read More
5 Simple Ways to Share Christ This Christmas
7 Ways to Close the Back Door of Your Church
The difference between good intentions and success is often determined by the presence of a logical process. Read More
The New Normal: 9 Realities And Trends In Bivocational Ministry
Bivocational ministry is more than a pit-stop along the way to "real" pastoral ministry. It's as real as pastoring gets. And it's becoming very common, very fast. Read More
What Makes a Good Sermon? Five Questions to Ask
Are you sure you know a good sermon from a bad one? Read More
The Contexts for Our Carols
Cherished Christmas carols help us to sing with the saints through the ages. Read More
God Is Not Silent: What the Bible Teaches about Sexual Assault
The Bible neither covers up nor ignores sexual assault. In fact, biblical law shows how the Lord takes up the cause of the victim and the vulnerable. Deuteronomy 22:25-27 safeguarded the survivor of sexual assault from being unjustly blamed or ignored. In ancient Israel, this law established a pattern, an ethical framework by which God’s people could discern specific situations that it didn’t specifically address. And, like all of God’s laws, it reveals his character. Read More
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