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Is the Church Still the Church?

In many ways, the church has left the building, but incredibly positive things happened for the church during COVID-19, and the church is still the...

Is the Church Still the Church?

How Did Early Christians Face Pandemics?

The coronavirus is not the only illness Christians have responded to throughout history. From the Antonine Plague to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic,...

How Did Early Christians Face Pandemics?

If God Knew That Adam and Eve Would Sin, Then Why Did He Create Them?

Just as God already knew Adam and Eve were going to sin and disobey Him, He also knew He was going to send His Son to die for the sins of the...

If God Knew That Adam and Eve Would Sin, Then Why Did He Create Them?

5 Great Ways to Keep Your Faith Community Connected through the Coronavirus Crisis

During this time of near global lockdown, it is more important than ever to stay connected. This is particularly true for churches. But how do you...

5 Great Ways to Keep Your Faith Community Connected through the Coronavirus Crisis

5 Real-Life Lessons in 'Virtual Shepherding' through Crises

It's been tough on pastors and leaders to find new ways to reach a 'virtual' congregation during the COVID-19 crisis. Here are 5 areas to consider...

5 Real-Life Lessons in 'Virtual Shepherding' through Crises

Know How to Guide These 4 Types of People When Church Reopens

As we return to “normal” after COVID-19, there are some tough realities and challenges that pastors and leaders will have to deal with. Here are...

Know How to Guide These 4 Types of People When Church Reopens

Will People Come Back to Church after COVID-19?

There are some saying the new habit of watching church services at home will continue after the current stay-in-place orders are lifted. Others...

Will People Come Back to Church after COVID-19?

How We Draw Near to God and Experience His Promise

Hebrews 10:22 calls us to draw near to God, but, just how are we supposed to do this?

How We Draw Near to God and Experience His Promise

What Should Church Leaders Expect When Quarantine Is Over?

COVID-19 has us all living in truly unprecedented days. But as church leaders begin to dream and strategize about what life will look like after...

What Should Church Leaders Expect When Quarantine Is Over?

20 Anecdotes to Spice Up Your Sermons

Jesus knew we all love a good story. Anecdotes are the short, catchy stories pastors can insert in just-the-right-spot to pep up a message. They're...

20 Anecdotes to Spice Up Your Sermons

How Old Is the Earth and Is it Important to Know the Exact Age?

At the end of every great question in the Bible (whether about the age of the earth or a mysterious doctrine — as in Romans 9 and predestination —...

How Old Is the Earth and Is it Important to Know the Exact Age?

What Are Signs of the End Times and the Rapture?

What images come to your mind when you think of signs of the end times? Do you envision fire raining from the heavens, airplanes falling from the...

What Are Signs of the End Times and the Rapture?

4 Surprising Gifts of Quarantine We Can Keep even When It's Over

Has everything about this “new normal” been so bad? Here are 4 things that have emerged that can make our lives richer during quarantine and...

4 Surprising Gifts of Quarantine We Can Keep even When It's Over

How Social Distancing May Change the Way We Do Church

But just as everyone wants to get America back to work, pastors want to reopen churches to their congregations as soon as possible. But public...

How Social Distancing May Change the Way We Do Church

What Do Christians Really Believe?

Belief in the gospel changes everything. Before Christ, we are lost in a sinless world with no hope, no satisfaction, and no purpose. With Christ,...

What Do Christians Really Believe?