Whenever we face a communication challenge, telling a story is a good option, and sometimes it is the very best option....
Every once in a while something that resembles religion is shared among lawmakers on Capitol Hill without fear of the ACLU shouting for separation of church and state. Take the story of Noah, ...
I am an expository preacher, and I am also a Pentecostal. Admittedly, these two categories are not often used in the same sentence....
Joe McKeever
With God's help, you can leave behind the painful memories of difficult church experience....
One godly man or woman can make a dramatic difference, even in the darkest of circumstances....
Are there some particular insights you’ve gained during the years that help you preach for life change?...
In his book The Big Idea (Zondervan), pastor Dave Ferguson talks about how his church has taken the homiletical concept of a single driving idea for the sermon and extended that across the entire teac...
The professor challenged his students to get to know someone they didn't already know. One of the football players felt a gentle touch on his shoulder and as he turned found a wrinkled, little old lad...
The professor challenged his students to get to know someone they didn't already know. One of the football players felt a gentle touch on his shoulder and as he turned found a wrinkled, little old lad...
The preacher gives a human voice to the divine word so that others will hear from God. ...
Humor, especially in the pulpit, can be tricky, but often worth the risk in order to connect with your congregation. You can buy books that have all the variations of humor, but there are three broad ...
Parents ask this question on a daily basis. “Should I microwave some TV dinners or make a salad? Pastors make similar decisions for their church families on a weekly basis. Every week, every pastor wo...
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...
Prior to the revelations concerning Teg Haggard, Ray Pritchard received an email from a woman distraught about repeated pastoral problems in her local church. Her words speak for multitudes who have b...
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 ...