Does God Still Speak Through Dreams? (Part 2)
If dreams are valid today, they must be coupled with gospel proclamation. Any replacement of the gospel with dreams undermines the very economy of salvation God has revealed in Scripture.
David Schrock
Does God Still Speak through Dreams? (Part 1)
The answer requires nuance, a full look at Scripture, and especially attention to the changes between the old covenant and the new.
7 traits of a narcissistic pastor
It is painful to watch shepherds fleece the flock they are leading, and so what follows is written with an eye to those churches who may be suffering from the effects of a narcissistic pastor.
70 years at the same church: Valuable lessons from a persevering pastor
How easily younger ministers can assume that newer is better. Yet younger pastors need the perspective of those who’ve gone before us.
4 things every pastor needs to know about doubt
May we speak slowly and listen carefully, so that many souls be preserved by churches who abide by patient peacemaking.
What should we make of Rahab’s lie?
Was is sinful for Rahab to lie? Did she actually lie at all?
How to identify a biblical pattern for worship
Every time believers assemble in God’s name, we participate in a heavenly reality. So, we should order our assemblies by the divine pattern God has given.
The Lord’s Supper is not for “you.” It’s for us.
The Lord’s Supper is not a private meal that individuals share with Jesus. It is a communal meal for all of Christ’s people to worship together.
3 ways to misread the Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount may be the most well-known and most misunderstood sermon in all of history.
Why Christ’s birth was an act of war
Christmas is not just about baby Jesus. It’s about the warrior-king Jesus, coming to redeem his people.
If you want your church to be more like Christ, preach the gospel
Preach Christ in all of Scripture, because only by seeing him will we become like him — the purpose for which we were created and redeemed.
Hospitality is not an optional ministry
Ministry is hospitality, and hospitality that is more than an event. It is simply the Christian way of life.
Four keys to reading (and teaching) the Psalms
Let us give praise to God for the Psalms and praise him with the Psalms.
From Beelines to Plotlines: Typology That Follows the Covenental Topography of Scripture
Perhaps you have heard or repeated Charles Spurgeon’s famous axiom, “I take my text and make a beeline to the cross.” The trouble is Charles Spurgeon probably never said it.1 Worse, the simplistic axiom fails to account for the textual shape and biblical contours of the Bible, not to mention the infelicitous way it misjudges…
Five common objections to church discipline
Church discipline is not only biblical, it is loving.
Fruitful prayer and Bible study begin with changed desires
What a glorious gift, the new birth is. Not only does God justify us when he gives us faith; he also empowers us to begin a life of sanctification.
How preaching makes disciples
Christ’s disciples always need the Word of God and they need faithful teachers to help them understand what it means and how it applies.
What is a disciple, anyway?
For followers of Christ, discipleship is not an optional extra for interested Christians.