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Death puts us in the past tense; the Resurrection puts us in the future tense.

A parishioner's wife asked me a question as we stood in that hospital waiting room: “They say God won’t put on you more than you can bear. But,...

Those students of the Bible who don't read Greek can still reach beyond the English Bible to the original Greek in four easy steps.

In our zero-sum world, becoming great means making someone else small. But Jesus taught that true abundance comes from becoming "the servant of...

What are the mandates and the models of Scripture regarding intergenerational life and ministry in our churches? What are the fruits of neglecting...

The Handwriting is on the Wall (Eighth in a Series) Daniel 5:1-5, 20-28 Throughout human history, public walls have been used to...

Relationship doctor David B. Hawkins veers off his usual topic to answer a church staffer who shares that he/she is "scolded and shamed for voicing...

Once again, archaeology confirms the accuracy of biblical history. That’s good news, but should it affect how we believers view Scripture?

When the church, according to Jesus, is living in visible relationship with each other, it is then that the world will know that God the Father has...

A few years ago, I could give you the name of every 'Pharisee' in my church. Thank goodness I wasn’t like any of them! Then I met Jay...

Like a coach, the pastor's biggest job is turning his team into winners. The second is keeping them winners. Problem is, no team stays static.

The problem with American foreign policy is that it never considers that a particular religious belief might be true or that some beliefs might be...

As Moses discovered, all leaders are dispensable. Especially when they forget the source of their power.

Maybe you have heard the phrase "pay it forward." The expression "pay it forward" has come to describe the concept of asking that a person repay a...

"It is well and good for the preacher to base his sermon on the Bible, but he better get to something relevant pretty quickly, or we start mentally...