Jon Krakauer cleared the ice from his oxygen mask, hunched a shoulder against the wind, and straddled the summit of Mount Everest. It was 1:17 P.M. on May 10, 1996. Krakauer, an accomplished climber and journalist, had not slept in fifty-seven hours. He had not eaten much more than a bowl of ram
How shall we worship God? This is the great question of man in the religious world. It remains a question, also, in the church.
Gluttony: 5 reasons why pastors don't preach on it, and 3 why they should (particularly at Christmas)...
Men do crazy things when other men are around. But they also achieve the impossible.
God is the real owner of everything. We're just His managers.
Thunderstorms are threatening, but the theology surrounding them can be thrilling! The term theological refers to something that is of or pertaining to the field of theology. Theology is the study of the nature of God and true religion. This word comes from a combination of two words, theo meaning "God" and logy meaning "study."
God has called us to be a people of destiny. We have a longing in our souls because eternity has been written in our hearts ...
Here is my list of ten things the beginning (or rusty or occasional) speaker seems not to know, but needs to learn quickly in order to be effective.
Some evangelicals talk as though personal evangelism and public justice are contradictory concerns, or, at least, that one is part of the mission of the church and the other isn’t. I think otherwise.
We preach and we teach and we speak because God has spoken. Because God has spoken, we dare not remain silent. There is a task here; there is an urgency here...
Chaplain Max Helton prayed with Dale Earnhardt just prior to the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt said, "Pray that I'll be able to drive with wisdom.” In that very race, Earnhardt lost his life in a final lap crash.
Scottish pastor, Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847), powerfully implored his people to reject moralism and give their lives to the gospel, letting the transforming power of the gospel change their hearts. Read his masterful sermon here.
What should we be mindful of if called on to preach a very public funeral sermon? One pastor shares both the sermon and the reflections on preaching in the public square that guided him through this challenge.
It is war, and a deadly missile is now headed for you. The one who fired it is on your side. Hit by friendly fire, what will you do?
Scot seeks to help evangelicals resolve a common dilemma – how to reconcile and integrate the different emphases we find in the teachings of Jesus (Kingdom of God) and the letters of Paul (justification by faith).