Pastoring a church tests your perseverance. Before I began pastoring my first church, friends and mentors encouraged me to love the people and take it slow. At the time the advice seemed reasonable and easily followed. Of course, that was until I actually became a pastor. It took all of one week to realize that patience does not flow naturally …
Why the ERLC is Hosting the Evangelicals For Life Conference
You can find more information about and a special discount code for Evangelicals for Life here. As many Christians yesterday sat at their computer and watched a casual dinner conversation over the price of dismembered children, a lot of us probably thought: “But what can I do about this?” This is a question I hear often from pro-life evangelicals. Many …
Marriage According to God’s Design
At my church we just finished a sermon series entitled “Sexology,” looking at God’s design for romance, sex, and marriage from 1 Corinthians. During the series our local paper, the Lebanon Democrat, asked me to run a few columns on faith. Below is the second installment: As a child, my brother tried to warm up an unopened Pop Tart in …
Judge not lest you be judged?
At my church we just finished a sermon series entitled “Sexology,” looking at God’s design for romance, sex, and marriage from 1 Corinthians. During the series our local paper, the Lebanon Democrat, asked me to run a few columns on faith. Below is the first of two: It seems that today “Judge not lest you be judged” (Matthew 7:1) has …
Take Back Your Saturdays
For years, Logos has created Bible software to help students and pastors do better Bible study. With Logos 6, we want pastors to take back their Saturdays and spend more time in ministry and with their families,and less time in research. To that end, we’ve created features and tools to make discovering these insights easier than ever. …
Reflections on the IMB’s Announcement
The IMB reported last week that it has to dramatically reduce its force at home and abroad. This is obviously bad news, no matter your perspective. Less missionaries on the field, specifically when due to insufficient financial resources, is not the preferred path. However, moments of crisis can also breed moments of great opportunity. In light of that, here are …
2015 B21 SBC Lunch Panel: Dr. Mohler Promo Video
Dr. Mohler talks about the upcoming B21 Panel at this year’s SBC and invites you to be a part – You can register for this lunch here
Interacting with the Secularists
Daniel Akin recently contributed to a website called Openly Secular. The mission of the site is to eliminate discrimination against secular people by allowing them to be open about their beliefs. Some people will question why Dr. Akin has contributed to such a site because Christians and secularists disagree about some very important issues. However, I am thankful that …
The Future of the IMB Looks Bright
Bold decisions were made at this week’s IMB trustee meetings that will open up the possibilities for “limitless missionary teams.” For example, the IMB has traditionally majored on one pathway to the field (i.e. fully funded service), but will now emphasize multiple pathways in order to exponentially multiply the missionary force. This includes a major city strategy where we send …
B21 Panel and Giveaways
The B21 panel at SBC 2015 is fast approaching. We are pumped about our all star lineup of panelists who will be with us: H.B. Charles, David Platt, Al Mohler, Russell Moore, and Danny Akin. Your ticket to our panel includes lunch, a ton of free books, and a guarantee that your Tuesday lunch at the SBC will be well-spent with key leaders …