Pastors / Leadership Archives

Had we not known the first-century church had to deal with church tyrants like Diotrephes masquerading as agents of Christ and brutalizing God’s...

As we study this passage of Scripture on the biblical teaching of marriage and family, we can use the analogy of a pair of scissors to define the...

Perhaps the United Methodist Church can learn from its Methodist cousin…before the “traditionalists” have to separate and start their own...

Although we see Yahweh pop up frequently (both Adonai and Yahweh meaning “The Lord”), Adonai gives us more of a hint about what the Lord’s role is...

Today, the nation celebrates what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 91st birthday. Sharon Shahid once openly wondered whether his famed...

There is no end to the questions pastors can ask themselves. But rather burdening ourselves with self-doubt, let's just stop and take inventory...

Divorce not only brings consequences to the family, but also the church. And even though the divorce rate is rising, God's Word has not changed. So...

Billy Graham's youngest son is changing church history through prayer and diplomacy.

It is a sobering time for the UMC, which has tried to stay unified while wrestling with the issue of human sexuality for decades.

Each time the threat of war comes about, Christians find themselves pondering over the questions of if we should support war and if so, when should...

Matthew, Mark, and Luke, or the Synoptic Gospels, differ from John in that they closely mirror one another in their accounts. Do these...

Scripture provides no further instruction as to how or when Holy Communion should be performed. Because of this, the various Christian...

Christians are rediscovering the Bible’s teaching on tolerance for practices from other religions. New converts are encouraged to worship Jesus...

Here are five lessons I've learned as a pastor to inspire your sermons. Mostly, they involve waiting on God, and never leaving the Word.

Each of Jesus' 12 disciples were hand-pick with intentionailty. These were men who studied at Jesus feet and saw him do miraculous things. But all...