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Is the proclamation of God's Word merely a human dialogue---people of rather equal status speaking to each other? Does having a sermon undermine...

The truth is that anyone wishing to influence culture should aspire to become a master communicator, for it has marked most of our world’s shaping...

Thomas a’ Kempis’s Imitation of Christ is an old book that deserves renewed attention, and William C. Creasy’s A New Reading provides both...

The author of Ecclesiastes is often labeled a depressed pessimist. But a careful study reveals the author to be an honest—and hopeful!—realist...

In Stephen Harper's The Way to Heaven, we see the emergence of a new type of Christ follower. Harper paints the picture of this new believer as...

Think of truth as a ridge. On either side lies an abyss, waiting for the extremist who cannot walk that narrow road, cannot abide that others are...

The pattern of leadership in the church should be qualified men serving as elders. This is not at odds with women serving as deacons. But if the...

The solution to the "falling away" problem is building bridges of faith between Church + Home, empowering the people in your church to live in...

What's most important in a church? The music? The programs? The preaching? The outreach? Every Christian assumes something is most important. What...

Here are five trends and their implications that I've observed as the ones to watch.

The second challenge is less discussed among cultural observers, and even, at times, decried when taken up.

The Christian declaration that Jesus Christ is King of Kings has political implications. And that is why we speak up in defense of the vulnerable...

A failure of Christian thinking is a failure of discipleship, for we are called to love God with our minds.

Andrew Perrin, using a verse from Colossians as an example, shows us four easy steps for working with the original text of your Bible.