Articles for Pastors

From the Books to the People

William Still explained that the world of books is meant to intersect with the world of people. He wrote, “We must not live in the world of books but in the world of real people. Yet all that is worth saying to them of lasting value comes from books.”

Short Skirts and Angry Deacons

Three key factors every follower of Jesus should consider about church discipline today.

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.

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...

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.