An excerpt from In the Arena: The Promise of Sports for Christian Discipleship On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, a 28-year-old rookie, courageously ran onto Ebbets Field transforming one of the most sacred spaces in American
Preaching in a Mild State of Panic Preachers often desire to feel comfortable with their sermon when they step into the pulpit. According to Dan Doriani in this article, they depend on knowing their notes
As a high school baseball coach, I taught my players what my college baseball coach has taught me, nerves are not an enemy to excellent performance, they are a necessary, and can become a friend.
Substance of the reply given (in 1805) to a Baptist church in Edinburgh, who, being destitute of a pastor, had communicated at the Lord’s table without the assistance of a minister, and requested the author’s
5 Ways Athletes Have a Unique Gospel Platform Athletics offers a number of ways to cultivate relationships that can lead to gospel-centered interactions. In many ways, the opportunities only arise in the arena of athletics.
“And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children […] Teach them to you children, talking about them when you sit
Hansen, Collin and Jeff Robinson, eds. 12 Faithful Men: Portraits of Courageous Endurance in Pastoral Ministry. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2018. 187 pp. INTRODUCTION One of the challenges facing our insta-everything, have-it-your-way culture is that
Prayer of David in the Decline of Life to the Aged “Cast me not off in the time of old age, forsake me not when my strength faileth.”—Psal. 71:9. This Psalm is supposed to have
How Expository Preaching Should Engage Cultural Concerns (Part 1) In this article, Jason K. Allen argues that true expository preaching goes beyond simply handling the text accurately. According to Allen, the expository task is not
In John 14:12, Jesus makes the startling statement: “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because