Sermon Delivery Matters
“Sermon delivery does not matter. The content of the sermon is what matters,” the student stridently asserted. As his preaching professor, I said, “The delivered sermon is the content.” I pressed a bit further, asking
A Mother’s Day Reflection
About 2 weeks after our first child was born, David came home from work one day. As I looked up at him, holding our infant son, I said, “I just realized something today.” “What’s that?”
Andrew Fuller Friday: On Purifying the Mind through Faith
“Unto the pure all things are pure, but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.”—Tit. 1:15. The apostle had lived to see many who
Around the Horn (May 7)
How Does COVID-19 Expose the Lie of the Prosperity Gospel? In this post, Conrad Mbewe asks why all the preachers of the so-called prosperity gospel seem to have fallen so silent in the face of COVID-19.
I Never Do Enough!
Y’all, I feel like I never do enough. I am a wife. A pastor’s wife. I am a mom. A mom of 8. I am grandmama to 4 precious souls. I am a daughter, sister,
Andrew Fuller Friday: On Contemplating Your Audience in Sermon Preparation
First, In every sermon we should have an errand; and one of such importance that if it be received or complied with it will issue in eternal salvation.—I say nothing of those preachers who profess
Around the Horn (April 30)
None of Your Pain Will Be Wasted The scriptures point often to the truth that God is using our pain and affliction for our betterment and shaping in Christ-likeness, but what about the suffering that clearly
Why We Need to Wait
No one likes to wait. One of the first pieces of advice that I received upon becoming a follower of Jesus was: “Don’t pray for patience; God will just make you wait.” I didn’t pray
Andrew Fuller Friday: On Christian Forgiveness
Christian Forgiveness Matt. 18:23, and following verses The manifest design of the parable is to impress upon us the duty of forgiveness one to another, from the consideration of God’s freely forgiving us. That in
Around the Horn (April 23)
It’s Not Often in Life You Get a Do-Over (So Take the Do-Over!) In this post Time Challies poses a thoughtful questions noting, " It seems to me that as we ponder when and how we