The following is part 2 of an extended blog post. Part one can be found here. A Mother’s Bold Interest in Her Son’s Spent “Strength” Raising virtuous sons requires brave mothers who are not afraid
It has been said moms are the architects of the next generation. There is no other occupation that influences the culture as powerfully as motherhood. God has called you to this ministry of motherhood and
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Years ago, I preached at a conference in a remote area of Brazil and it was one of those experiences that profoundly impacted me since that time. I have not looked at the world, the
Irenaeus (AD 125–202) was the bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul (modern Lyons, France). He was a stalwart opponent of heresy and an influential defender of the Christian faith. Irenaeus studied under Polycarp, who had been
When missionaries arrive in a cross-cultural context, they look for cultural interests that may serve as points of contact for gospel proclamation. The preacher already has points of contact built in to his calendar through
Pastor, are your staff meeting and planning sessions helping accomplish the mission and strategic vision of the church? They are not if feelings matter more than effective ministry. Some church staff meetings and planning sessions
In a recent Christianity Today article entitled “The Embodied Church in a Digital Age,” Kara Bettis shares the story of how one church performed a virtual reality (VR) baptism. According to Bettis, the baptism had
What we refer to as the Golden Rule had appeared in other places before Jesus stated it but always in a negative form, such as, “Do not do to others what you would not like
The apostle Paul exhorts, “In everything give thanks” (1 Thess 5:18a). Paul lives and commands a life of thankfulness for all followers of Christ. Often, upon reading this verse, our minds immediately begin devising ways