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Here are nine examples of thanksgiving in the Bible that have nothing to do with pilgrims or Native Americans, turkey, or touchdowns:

Can you sing in the middle of your pain? If you cannot—if everything has to be perfect before you can give thanks—let me tell you about a sweet...

Nothing tells the story about our Christian faith like our gratitude. Let us give thanks to Him, and be grateful to one another.

Money is a touchy subject. It’s been said that the last thing that gets converted in a Christian’s life is their wallet. But we also know that the...

More pastors should emulate coaches in staying focused on the end result: winning the game. For ministers, that means glorifying Christ and making...

How does Jesus see our modern world? And equally importantly, how does he want us to see, pray for and respond to our fellow man? Let's break it...

Religious pluralism sounds very modern and nice, but it looks very different when we get below the surface. 

The church has many problems, of course. It always does. But, sometimes, if you pay attention, you can see in those small, ordinary patterns of...

Here is the raw truth: Your gift, whether it operates best in healthcare, education, government, athletics, the marketplace, the arts, the media,...

The two most frequent questions I get asked from other pastors during this surreal time of pandemic, affecting all of us globally in so many ways,...

For believers—serious disciples of the Lord Jesus—there is only one question when facing the possibility of an all-out church battle: “What would...

Is it true that everyone who is in hell actually has chosen to be there and God couldn’t save them? How do people end up in hell? Or, in other...

Psalm 139 is a psalm of prayer, meant to be sung in praise at worship services. When we seek to learn, when we look for help or healing, when we...

Whether you are still “closed” in regard to large, indoor gatherings or have officially “opened” to socially distanced indoor services, most...

To hear “yes, we believe the Bible” is as meaningless as asking someone if they embezzled company funds or committed adultery. Anyone who would do...