Hidden Idols: Unseating the idol of porn
Surrendering in simple faith: Nate Larkin’s story
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Hidden Idols: Unseating the idol of performance
One of the major sins that I consistently encounter is what I would call a “performance identity” in academic pursuits.
Must every church be multi-ethnic?
When churches are placed in communities that are multi-ethnic, they should not be content with mono-ethnicity. Jesus died for every tribe, tongue, and nation, and some of those tribes are in our own community.
8 steps to make your church more evangelistic
Instead of pursuing others with the gospel, we cocoon ourselves with other Christians who already know it.
Why are there so many interpretations of the Bible?
Christians can disagree about secondary matters… and that’s okay.
4 strategies for those who’ve quit their Bible reading plan
Change up the way that you read the Bible.
Transgender children: Responding in the local church
What should church leaders do if a congregation member asks for their child to be identified as transgender
How do you do family worship?
Three syllables is all you have to remember, read, pray, sing. Read the Bible, pray together and sing together.
On technology and preaching
Being distracted is not the biggest risk of using technology in preaching. The greater danger is missing God himself.
Leaders, find your identity in Christ
be careful to not find your identity in what you’re particularly good at doing.
Are gospel tracts effective?
Gospel booklets are one of the many tools we can use for evangelism.
SBTS community remembers Draper at memorial service
Southern Story
How to become a better leader
My goal is to give you practical ideas that you can use to cultivate the discipline of leadership in your life.
5 Baptist theologians every pastor should read
Brother pastor, if you haven’t read deeply and widely in the Baptist history canon, put these giants atop your reading list.
What should you look for in a spouse?
What you’re attracted to is more influenced by the culture around you than you might realize.
Why should a pastor use all his vacation time each year?
I will not suggest how many weeks of vacation you should be given by your church. Instead, I intend to answer this question a bit differently.
Six stages of a dying church
It’s not pleasant but if we don’t talk about dying churches, we will act like there are no problems.
What is the unforgivable sin?
Anyone who wants to turn to Christ in repentance and faith, anyone who comes to him and says, “I’m sorry for my sins,” is forgiven.