3 reasons people and place matter to God’s Kingdom
The kingdom of God is the interplay of the king’s power over the king’s people in the king’s place.
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Jesus and the apostles fought for religious liberty (and so should you)
Pastors should not be sheepish or shy about talking about religious liberty, but should instead be bold in shaping the witness of those entrusted to their spiritual care.
7 ways theology can change your Bible reading
Understanding the Bible as a unified redemptive story dramatically changes the way we approach it.
4 steps to be a more trusted leader today
Every leader has to establish credibility. It can take years to develop, but can be lost in a moment.
6 tips for leading your church with vision
By effectively sharing a vision for ministry, pastors can help their church serve Christ in all that they do.
A crowd can’t satisfy a pastor, but Christ can
Self-promotion is out of place for servants of Christ, who often turned down opportunities for self-promotion for the sake of his mission.
Five reasons you should read the whole Bible in 2020
Every student of the Bible, particularly those who are charged with teaching it, should commit to reading it in a calendar year.
Six ways the cradle points to the cross
The good news links the Christmas story with Easter and shows how one is incomplete without the other.
What does godly encouragement look like?
Don’t underestimate the impact your encouragement might have in someone’s life.
Author Interview: Michael A.G. Haykin on Being a Pastor
Michael A.G. Haykin discusses his latest book “Being a Pastor: A Conversation with Andrew Fuller”
How much doctrine does one have to know to be saved?
Asking about the minimal level of doctrinal knowledge a Christian must have is dangerous if one is trying to get out of believing the whole Bible. But if it is asked humbly, the answer is a sweet reminder that, as the old adage goes, the gospel is shallow enough for a child to wade in and deep enough for an adult to swim in.
Balancing people and place in missions
Jesus commissions his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations. That command necessitates focus on both peoples and also places.
‘For he is our peace’: The centrality of the gospel of Christ in racial reconciliation
Only the gospel of Christ can solve the problem of racism. Only the gospel can assure us that in Christ there is hope for reconciliation with God, and with one another.
Author Interview: Thomas R. Schreiner on Handbook on Acts and Paul’s Letters
Thomas R. Schreiner discusses his latest book “Handbook on Acts and Paul’s Letters”
New book dives deep into Andrew Fuller, the pastor
Andrew Fuller is a voice from the past that is worthy of befriending.
Does Paul want husbands and wives to ‘submit to one another’?
The pattern for a husband’s headship is Christ’s headship over his bride — the church.
The Christian sexual ethic is going to be the dividing line — and not just because of Christians
Many Christian leaders have been warning for some time that the issue of Christianity’s sexual ethic is going to be a dividing line — that it would be a Reformation-like moment that would lead to dividing denominations, tearing asunder friendships and unity in its wake. That is no longer speculative.
Biblical narrative is ambiguous (and why that’s a good thing)
The next time you get frustrated with those biblical authors for making their stories so hard to understand, remember: God did it for a reason.