Paul Edwards interviews pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church John MacArthur about the emerging church movement in America....
I’m sitting in row seven watching Dr. Bob, our senior pastor, give today’s sermon for children. He raises a box and squints his eyes as though he is trying to figure out what is in it. Now most of us,...
his newest book, 3:16, Lucado explores that great passage we know as John 3:16. He recently visited with Preaching editor Michael Duduit about the sermon series that led to the book, then discussed hi...
Rick is the co-author of The Externally Focused Church and 60 Simple Things Every Pastor Should Know, and his newest book is Living a Life on Loan. He was recently interviewed by Preaching editor Mich...
The first step in preparing a biblical message is to study the passage......
A little girl answered the phone in her house and a salesman said, “Little girl, may I speak to your mother?” The little girl replied, “She’s busy right now.” The salesma...
A man put this sign in front of his auto repair shop: “Beware of bargains in life rafts, brain surgery, parachutes, and auto repairs.” There are truly some points in life at which barga...
Dr. Bill Lawrence
Every time we fall into one of the temptations, we end up short-circuiting our purpose, sinning against God, harming others, and deceiving ourselves into thinking we are doing well....
The little Ball City Baptist Church near the tiny town of Luck, North Carolina, has been closed for years. Young people moved way from the community. The older members died out one by one. But if you ...
We live in exciting days of evangelistic possibilities. Like never before, people are searching for spiritual answers to meaningful, eternal questions. And though many of these answers are misguide...
Gary Thomas, in his book Sacred Marriage, writes: “One of the reasons the trees of the western slope of the Cascades survive so long is quite simple: The Washington forests are so wet that li...
In his sermon “Whistling in the Dark,” Frederick Buechner says: “You have to be quiet to hear …"...
One of the most popular Celtic bands in the world is Clannad. Their music has been featured in movies like Patriot Games and Last of the Mohicans. The lead singer with the distinctive, haunting voi...
A large family of seven children moved to a new city. The parents didn't want to buy a home immediately, preferring to rent a townhouse until they could get a feel for the area and choose a home where...
So many books, so little time. If you're wondering where you should focus your time this year, here's the short list....
On May 3, 1987, the story of Gary Hart's fling with blond model and actress Donna Rice finally erupted into a national scandal. As it unraveled, the tale included accounts of her visit to his town hou...
In A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonnière for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he ...
House Church. For pastors, the mere term once conjured up images of angry men and women gathered around a kitchen table, condemning the mistakes and failures of the traditional church they had left f...