I’m busy because I’m lazy. "We tend to think of busyness as the domain of the disciplined. We picture the bustling office worker, the fully-scheduled pastor, or the active homemaker who can do it all,

A Mundane Life Is a Courageous Life In this post Alan Noble notes, "In the modern West, most of us won’t be called on to literally risk our lives to save someone else, but we’ll

Raising Children Who Love the Church Here Tim Challis writes, "As we were raising our children, I always felt a bit of tension when it came to their future within the local church. I wanted

The Danger of Interpreting God's Word With Our Feelings "But when we have less-than-ideal feelings towards God's Word, our unfortunate tendency is to fill in the blanks and/or interpret it as we see fit, thus

Legacy Over Platform: Six Things That Will Outlast Your Sermons "Long after the sermon manuscript is lost and the recording disappears into the internet archives, what remains is the quiet, everyday realities of pastoral life

Formation: An Ancient Answer to a Present Problem In this post Daniel Darling voices his concern over some ideas into which many young people are buying. Yet, points out there is an answer, writing, "There

Three Reasons to Include a Concise Summary of the Gospel in Every Sermon "I was persuaded of the wisdom of this approach about fifteen years ago. Having now followed it faithfully for over a decade,

The Definition of Parenting "Here’s the thesis: The parent (or any person) who is most convinced that they desperately need mercy themselves will be the one who offers mercy most abundantly to their kid (or another

How to Listen to a Sermon: Becoming a Better Hearer "Listening to a sermon is warfare. It requires training ourselves to identify the preacher’s main point and to wrestle with the questions the text raises.

Can AI Preach My Sermon? "We have crossed a strange and significant line. For centuries, those who gathered to hear the preaching of God’s Word could safely assume that the messages they heard were prayerfully prepared