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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...

Abraham Lincoln once said of common folk, "God must have loved them; He made so many of them." The same can be said of small churches, but we seem...

Instead of quitting pastoral ministry, introvert Adam McHugh learned how to be used of God just as he is. His book is “Introverts in the Church."...

This Easter message explains how everyone needs love, forgiveness, transformation, strength, community and a mission worthy of this life and the...

Pastor Joshua Harris' latest book "Dug Down Deep" unearths what Christians believe and why it matters. Read his opening pages of this 21st century...