About David Prince

David E. Prince is pastor of preaching and vision at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky and assistant professor of Christian preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of In the Arena and Church with Jesus as the Hero. He blogs at Prince on Preaching and frequently writes for The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, For the Church, the BGEA and Preaching Today

The Spiritual Discipline of Unlearning

When we talk about Christian growth, we almost always frame it in terms of learning: learning doctrine, learning Scripture, learning theology, learning how to live faithfully in the world. And all of that is good

The Most Encouraging Chapter of the Bible You Were Told to Fear

Romans 9 is often introduced with warning labels. Brace yourself.It's heavy.It's controversial.It's impossible.Many preachers dread it. They'd rather skip to something "practical." But that framing misconstrues the chapter entirely. Romans 9 isn't a cold doctrinal

Ambition and Competition: Good or Bad for Christians? 

Introduction: Ambition and Competition Redeemed? The word ambition often makes Christians uncomfortable. We have seen the spiritual carnage caused by self-promoting ungodly ambition baptized with religious language. We have watched ministries fracture, friendships dissolve, and

Happy New Year: Prepare to Die!

Psalm 90 meets the new year with unsentimental honesty: we are mortal, our days are limited, and we live before a holy God. Yet Psalm 90 is not gloomy; it offers deep hope. It urges