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In too many cases, worship has been replaced with entertainment, and fellowship has been transformed into individualism. It is critical that...

In this day of celebrities and even celebrity pastors, it’s good to remind ourselves that God loves to save and work through common ordinary...

For many in the West, Christmas will be spent in relative peace. That’s not true, however, for millions of Christians who live in countries where...

Out in the West Texas town of El Paso it wouldn’t be hard to find a cowboy church. We have them in my neck of the woods too; I met a guy the other...

An intriguing editorial in TIME magazine chronicled how "A Christmas Story" has become the quintessential American film for Christmas, replacing...

God can use you as a powerful change agent in your church if you choose to stay and inspire others in your congregation.

Here are some useful resources to help you prepare Christmas messages.

Use these sermons as you prepare your Thanksgiving message.

There is nothing more critical to leadership than strategic decision-making. And nothing is more strategic in decision-making than, well,...

Don’t waste your digital life! Share God-glorifying social media through these three techniques.

What the persecuted church can teach the free church about power of association.

Our authority is not our own. We are called to the task of preaching the Bible, in season and out of season.

The message given is so often: more more more. Try harder. Cook more. Submit more. But maybe that's not the issue.

About once a week… or sometimes more frequently… I get an email or tweet from someone who says they feel led to plant a church. They almost always...

Here I want to reflect on three things aspiring pastors like myself—and, I suspect, seasoned ones too—can learn from the wise pastor who prepared...