Whenever we face a communication challenge, telling a story is a good option, and sometimes it is the very best option....
The motto of the Boy Scouts is "Be Prepared." To fulfil that motto they learn how to build a fire, pitch a tent, tie a knot, and follow a trail. "Be Prepared" could also be the motto of the Christian....
The Lord's Wisdom Upon first reading, these precepts gleaned from the gospels seem to defy human logic. A deeper study, however, will reveal that in them the Lord has outlined a wondrous pattern and a...
The motto of the Boy Scouts is "Be Prepared." To fulfill that motto they learn how to build a fire, pitch a tent, tie a knot, and follow a trail. "Be Prepared" could also be the motto of the Christian...
In the March 4, 2003edition of his weblog, Albert Mohler notes that, "According to some estimates, as much as one-third of the nation's money supply now moves through the gambling industry each year. ...
Santa Claus, sleigh bells, reindeer. Snow falling, icicles forming, Christmas music playing. Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Christmas presents. Shopping, planning, cooking, eating, visiting with f...
In a recent sermon on the Prodigal Son passage, Jimmy Gentry tells this story: "I remember when Fred found Christ and asked him into his life back in 1973 in my hometown. Most of us couldn't believe i...
Joe McKeever
Listen as the congregation files out of the sanctuary on Sunday, and you'll hear the common refrain: "I didn't get anything out of ___ [fill-in-the-blank] ___."...
"It is, perhaps, an overbold beginning, but I will venture to say that with its preaching, Christianity stands or falls." – P.T. Forsyth...
Jared C. Wilson
The creed, attributed to the earliest missionary followers of Jesus, distills the basic outline of what it means to be a Christian into a short summation that belies the depth and richness of what it ...
The preacher gives a human voice to the divine word so that others will hear from God. ...
Sometimes I think the late Neil Postman is the prophet for out time. After reading about the Miley Cyrus photo fiasco, I am convinced of this. If you have a pre-teen daughter, you know that Miley is t...
A Pentecostal minister cannot respond to our postmodern world with strategies that deal only with surface issues. Instead, he or she must create new methods of sharing the message without disturbing t...