Why every pastor needs to become a better listener
The profile of a good listener is the opposite of the proverbial fool: patient, energetic, focused.
Discipleship
Does my church have to choose between Sunday school and small groups?
The church should be a place where training and growth occur so that Christians flourish.
Is it sinful to worry?
Can we control our anxiety? Is it sinful?
Should Christians make New Year’s resolutions?
Are New Year’s resolutions a good habit for gospel-centered Christians?
31 questions to ask for a more Christ-centered 2018
Use these questions as a tool to craft more intentional New Year’s resolutions.
3 reasons to not skip the “boring” parts of the Bible
There are no unimportant words in Scripture. So let us delight in them and preach them all.
Take up your cross, put down your phone, and follow me
5 tips to follow Jesus in a hyper-distracted world
How can I know that my child is saved?
While we are not God and cannot see the heart, certain evidence can help us discern the legitimacy of a child or teenager’s profession of faith.
Jesus is the Multiplier
Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can, and trust Jesus as the multiplier.
What is the easiest way to memorize Scripture?
Memorizing it is hard, but the real secret, if there is one, is simply this: Repetition over time.
Don’t waste your leisure
Scripture clearly forbids laziness, but does not forbid leisure time. After God finished creating the world and everything in it, he rested.
1 Corinthians 13
Are you pursuing love? In whatever else you’re pursuing, are you pursuing love?
Am I an unbeliever or a backsliding Christian?
Assurance of salvation only comes through repentance over a long period of time.
The best way to defend the gospel is passing it on
We preserve the faith by passing it on. We defend the gospel by making disciples.
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.
Is tithing required today?
God calls upon each one of us to be generous, sacrificial givers. He tells us that will increase your joy.
Why community can’t be the most important part of your church
Relationships are deeper and richer when our ultimate confidence is in Christ and not one another.
5 things every new pastor needs to remember
I cannot improve on Paul’s words to a young elder named Timothy but based on Paul’s writings I offer five lines of encouragement for you.