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3 Ways to Stay Sane This Easter Season

Yes, it's possible to relax during your busiest time of the year. Read More

7 Ways to Make Your Church More Guest-Friendly

I’m convinced that amid all of our emphasis in the last few decades on building weekend services that are more attractive to outsiders, there’s an often overlooked factor in church growth.... Read More

7 Church Building Design Trends for 2018

Whether you are a designer or a church leader, these seven trends will help you navigate the challenge of serving the church in a Post-Christian world. Read More

A low thrust platform around which the congregation can gather on three sides to hear the reading and exposition of God's Word and to celebrate the Holy Communion together would be more appropriate for an Anglican church. It "creates and fosters a sense of community." See Byron D. Stuhlman's Prayer Book Rubrics Expanded, p. 16.

7 Reasons to Consider Increasing Your Giving to Your Church

Assuming your church is a God-centered, gospel-preaching church, I want to encourage you to think about increasing your giving. Here are some reasons for doing so.... Read More

Doors and Broken Handles: Discerning Where God Wants Us to Go

How do we know when a door is really shut? How hard should we pull? Read More

How Do You Evaluate a Pastor?

I recently read an interesting comment by a seminary president about the ministry. He said that the hardest thing about being a pastor today is the confusion about what it means to be a pastor. Read More

How Many Minutes Should a 26–year–old Preach? (4 Myths about Sermon Length)

You’ll search in vain for a biblically decreed word count for sermons. Nonetheless, I do think a few myths abound concerning the length of them, in particular among those who take theology seriously. I’ll address four.... Read More

4 Instances Not To Mention Hell In Your Preaching

There are times when hell should never be mentioned in our preaching. In fact, when hell is mentioned during these times, it may dishonor Christ more than honor Him and do more disservice to the gospel than service. Read More

Reflections on “What Can Miserable Christians Sing?”

Of all the things I have written, my little essay, “What Can Miserable Christians Sing?” has provided me with so many delightful surprises over the years. Read More

Raising Kids in a Confused Culture

The reality is, we as parents have an obligation to teach our children, in the midst of a culture that is confused, to have confident values that are based on both a Christian worldview and the teachings of the scriptures. So the obvious question is: how do we, living in the new morality, express the teachings of scripture and a God-honoring lifestyle rooted in a biblical morality? In this brief article I will suggest four things. Read More