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God has not been knocked off course by any of the world events that are causing so many to despair. He is still in charge. Do your job, Christian....

'Baptism by fire' (referenced in Luke 3) is sometimes used to describe a difficult initiation into a new situation. Ironically, using the phrase...

John Powell the preacher would tell us—as John the Apostle has—that “the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining” (1 John...

Two scriptures are cited more than any other to silence women in the church. But what about the numerous other examples of female leadership in the...

People in other countries are genuinely dumbfounded by our “mask” divide. To have something as basic as wearing a mask in the midst of a pandemic...

No one needs discernment—good judgment—more than the pastor of a local church. These eight questions can help you invite the guidance from the Holy...

Unfortunately, there are many who have fallen under the pall of false teaching, and have done this very thing. In so doing, they have created a...

Jesus invites us to be a light by allowing God to open our eyes and transform our hearts first. Then we won’t be the blind leading the blind, but...

If your body or your staff are characterized by any of the following actions, there’s a strong possibility that your church’s philosophical and...

When is the last time you looked for an opportunity to communicate the gospel? When is the last time you prayed for an unsaved person by name to...

Throughout the years, many have turned to H. Richard Niebuhr, who classically outlined the various responses that could be made in light of the...

The typical liberal church (as this Southern Baptist farm boy sees it, anyhow) makes a dozen serious errors, but this one is monumental: the...

With everything the Lord left for His church in the scriptures, it is important to recognize that there is no excuse for the church not aligning...

There is not a single place in God’s word where scripture is ambiguous or silent regarding the sanctity and fidelity of God’s purpose for marriage....

The long hard work of sanctification—making us look, act, speak, and think like Jesus—will take the rest of our earthly years and only end with...