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How to read the news like a Christian

We live in very different times now. That news headline that scares or angers you begs for your attention.

Why do we gather for corporate worship? Five essential reasons

Listening to sermons online is generally a good thing but when it takes the place of gathering with God’s people to hear God’s Word in person much of what God intended for our growth as followers of Jesus gets lost.

Why doesn’t church discipline ever seem to work?

The ultimate goal of church discipline is to obey the Lord.

7 tips for beginning seminary later in life

Those of us in the West with the resources and time to attend seminary should be grateful and be willing to use this privilege, not to serve ourselves, but to serve others.

God does extraordinary work through ordinary means

When we use God’s ordinary means, we get God’s power with them.

Building the ‘ground floor’: Fuller discusses new Hebrew Grammar

Russell T. Fuller, professor of Old Testament interpretation, discusses his new intermediate grammar for Biblical Hebrew

He’s memorized 42 books of the Bible and you can, too

There’s no magic here. Just repetition over time.

How to stop demanding members from driving you out of church

You can either leave ministry because of them, or you can deal with them.

Orthodox Christology in a secular age

In a secular culture the church must hold fast to its confessional Christology, says Wellum on the importance of proclaiming Christ’s exclusivity in pluralistic culture

Making the most of Sunday morning conversations

It is a constant juggling match that most pastors feel they fail at most of the time.

5 Ways the gospel transforms your parenting – Part 1

The assumption that keeping a list of rules can make everything right isn’t limited to arm-twisting seven-year-olds.