Heaven and Hell Are Real
“My emotional response to a particular doctrine or teaching is not the barometer of its theological truth.”
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What to expect when pastoring your first church
New pastors quickly find out that the church on the ground is different, messier, and more complicated than the church you envisioned in your head.
7 elements every worship service needs
As worship leaders, what we believe about God must always determine how we lead our churches.
“Sending ‘in a Manner Worthy of God'”
Do I have to call myself a Calvinist?
We aren’t as concerned with the word “Calvinism” as we are with being faithful to Scripture.
Where is He Who is Born King of the Jews?
We know who the real king is, and we do not fear the enemy.
Take up your cross, put down your phone, and follow me
5 tips to follow Jesus in a hyper-distracted world
This is why I love teaching my kids about the Reformation
I want them to know the gospel is everything. I want them to know defending the Bible is dangerous, but worth the risk.
Jesus is the Only Way to Heaven
We believe there is only one way to heaven. But the good news is that there is a way at all.
From Pulaski County to Podolsk, Russia
Melissa Tucker feels most at home within the classroom
Feature review: Greek For Life
Greek For Life: Strategies for Learning, Retaining, and Reviving New Testament Greek (Baker Academic 2017, $19.99) by Robert L. Plummer and Benjamin L. Merkle In seminary culture, most students are intimidated at the task of mastering the biblical languages. It takes hours of memorizing vocabulary, paradigms, and the exceptions to the rules. However, for a Christian,…
Book Reviews: ‘Living Life Backward’; ‘Sing! How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church’; ‘Only a Holy God’; ‘Luther: A Spiritual Biography’
Living Life Backward by David Gibson (Crossway 2017, $17.99) Review by Sean Corser What do you get when you blend commentary of one of Scripture’s most complex books (Ecclesiastes) with practical and biblical applications for everyday living? Living Life Backward by David Gibson. Gibson begins each chapter with the passage of Ecclesiastes to be examined,…
Luther’s timely discovery of a merciful God
Church history professor Michael A.G. Haykin takes you to a critical moment for Christianity. For a German monk, it was decades of spiritual struggle in the making.
Is there an age of accountability?
Are children responsible for their sins?
6 habits every aspiring missionary needs today
Whenever someone tells me about a desire to serve in missions, I want to affirm this wonderful calling while also tempering their excitement.
The Reformation Isn’t Over
Despite claims to the contrary, critical doctrines central to the Protestant Reformation continue to set it apart from the Catholic Church.