Preachers:  Here’s a one-hour change that will improve your sermons (and lower your stress) "A number of years ago, I took a preaching course with Haddon Robinson.  One of the most helpful things he taught us

A Quiet Life Sets Up a Loud Testimony In this post, J. D. Greear notes, "The quiet life is not about living invisibly, however. It’s about working for the prosperity of your city and pointing

Preach to Pierce the Heart "The Puritans were masters of application. It was not merely an element of their preaching but the essence of their preaching. A typical Puritan would not have known whether to laugh

You Are Free from the Burden of Being Sovereignly in Control Here, Paul Tripp reminds us, "Much of our regular anxiety, fear, and discouragement comes from thinking things are out of control. But what we’re

Preaching in a Whole New World "Our work always begins with a burden. Pastors have known this for a long time. Sermons always begin with a burden. At least, the good ones do. Some sermons

Always Reforming: Why Extraordinary Results in the Church Have Always Depended on Ordinary Means "In fact, one might argue that much of the modern church has shifted its functional trust from the ordinary means of grace to extraordinary means

How Does Church History Help Me Read Scripture Faithfully? "Church history can often surprise you like that. It offers us no infallible guide for faith and practice—we have our Bibles for that—but the history of

Risks: The Path to Growth "It almost goes without saying that there are many dangers we should protect our children from. In this age, though, a lot of us likely err on the side of

Christian Athlete, Do You Know Your #AO1? "Learning to play sports for God’s glory, for an “Audience of One,” was revolutionary for me in my young faith. I was 17 years old when, at a

Don’t Grumble: Reflecting Christ in a Complaining World "There are two major reasons why Christ commands us to stop our grumbling." Obviously, they are made clear in the post. Dear Pastor, Stay on the Line