Pastors

Time-Tested Tactics for Fighting Temptation

"Temptations are humbling providences, they are rods of correction and Instruction, that wean us from all kind of self-confidence..."

What Is Lent and How Should I Observe It?

I walked through my first Lent in 2004. I had been raised and later ministered in a church that didn’t observe Lent. While Lent was all new to me, it is not new at all for most Christians in history or in the world today.

Laziness & Prayer Do Not Go Hand in Hand

Perry Noble: God did not just call us to pray about His will but also to participate in it.

Three Lessons from Simon the Magician

Last Lord’s Day in our congregation we were confronted by the unsettling figure of Simon the Magician in our series in the book of...

Free eBook: Commentary on Exodus

A critical and exegetical commentary on Exodus.

Choose Your Attitude: 4 Attitudes You Can Choose Today

Sometimes God takes me back to kindergarten, spiritually speaking. I spend time reading theological treatises, but I sometimes forget the most basic and simple of truths. Here’s one of those basic truths I sometimes struggle with: You can choose your attitude.

4 Reasons I’ve Stopped Using My iPad for My Personal Bible Study Time

"Although I've made the switch to an iPad for preaching, I'm switching back to a hard copy of the Bible for my morning devotional times."

7 Encouragements to Leaders Who Lead with a Limp

The best leaders have a limp of some nature. It actually qualifies them to go on with God. Here's how.