How Spurgeon Got His Congregation "Spurgeon regularly reminded his people that evangelism isn’t just for pastors. Rather, all Christians—men, women, and children—are called to proclaim the gospel wherever the Lord places them. So many testimonies
Headlines: Winning Like a Loser (and Losing Like a Winner) In this post, Benjamin Quinn makes the case, "Whether it is a team or an individual sport, sports demand perseverance and grit to be successful.
Dear Pastor . . . Your Leadership Is Needed in the Pulpit Commenting on expositional leadership, Scott Pace and Jim Shaddix note, "While preaching is not the only thing you do as a pastor, it
Three Reasons the Old Testament is More Important than You Think In this post, New Testament scholar Michael Kruger, while not confronting objections, offers important frameworks for why the Old Testament is important. Three Lessons
The general charge which Christianity gives to its adherents: “These things write I unto you, that ye sin not.” This is to repress presumption. This is the bearing not only of the writings of John,
Danger of Being a Sermon Critic Tim Challis starts this post stating firmly, "There are few habits that are easier to establish and few habits that are easier to foster than the habit of critiquing
On Being a Heroic Man Here Tim Challis urges, "The reality, though, is that few men will ever commit the kind of acts they have so often pictured in their dreams. Few men will ever
Advent Prepares Us for Mission Patrick Schreiner poses a helpful thought in the post, noting, "In the Great Commission, Jesus sends his followers to make disciples of all nations (Matt. 28:19). We sometimes neglect to
Trials Are Gardens for Lies In this post, Marshall Segal turns to the book of James and the truth that every good gift comes from God as a way to fight the lies of satan.
Pain Needs Interpreting "Pain itself – though very unpleasant – doesn’t tell us much. It hurts. It’s uncomfortable. It’s upsetting. We don’t want it. Often, we just want it to go away! But good spiritual