Pastors

Bigger Fixes Nothing

Being small does not mean that something is broken. But if something is broken, you can’t fix it by making it bigger. Bigger fixes nothing. The...

What To Know If Your Hard Work And Effort Are Unappreciated

Are you frustrated currently?  Are you giving everything you’ve got to your family, your career, your craft, or your community and no one seems to...

Be Born Pregnant: Viral Churches, Part 7

I've been in a series of articles about how Christians, by thinking differently, can see a Church Multiplication Movement here in the West--those parts...

Charles Spurgeon on the Entertainment-Driven Church

Believe it or not, Charles Spurgeon has many relevant insights for us about entertainment in church. Even though he lived in the 19th century, his day mirrors our day. And he recognized the dangers of the entertainment-driven church.

What Are the Responsibilities of Church Members?

What are the responsibilities of church membership? In an individualistic and consumeristic culture, the very notion that church members bear significant responsibilities comes as a surprise to some Christians. 

Keeping Desire and Temptation in Their Place

The ancient church sorted through the Trinitarian debate by clarifying the distinction between "essence" and "person." Likewise, the Reformation haggled over the proper meaning of "righteousness" and "justification." And today we need to distinguish between desire and temptation.

When Old, They’ll Still Bear Fruit

Last month, my extended family and I sat with my dying grandmother over her final days. In the waning hours of her life, we...

A Shining Example of Pastoral Ministry During the Yellow Fever Epidemic

In the midst of the current worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, an account about the pastoral ministry of B.M. Palmer in the midst of a yellow fever epidemic came to mind. Yellow fever is extremely contagious and far more deadly than Covid-19.