Have you ever been in a situation where you simply could not solve the problem yourself? It could be a broken relationship with a parent, child, or friend. It could […]
A Disciple of Jesus: Foundations for True Discipleship This teaching unpacks Mark 1:17 to show that a disciple of Jesus is someone who follows him, is transformed by him, and […]
Professor Dyron Daughrity knows history. He has authored books on world religious history and global Christianity and currently serves as president of the American Society of Church History. And one […]
The New Testament begins very Jewishly. After listing Jesus’ Jewish genealogy going back to Abraham himself, Matthew explains how Jesus’ birth fulfills what the Jewish prophet Isaiah had prophesied long […]
I was blessed to discover the riches of reading the Bible around the age of 16, and although I cannot directly recall the first time I read that footnote to […]
A few years ago, a family friend jokingly called me a philistine. In a modern context, the term is meant to imply a person’s willful ignorance toward culture. Being the […]
I love words. I love how they sound, how they interact, and how they bring your thoughts to life. I love words so much that every time I write something, […]
Luke 2 is the most famous Christmas passage in the Bible. Every Christmas pageant is based on it. Every nativity set is inspired by it. Linus even quotes from it […]
Dear friends, The National Preaching Summit began in 1995 as a grassroots movement of young preachers driven to refine their craft, and expanded in 2005 to build a lasting national […]
What does Ryan Burge’s The Vanishing Church reveal about religious decline in America? Burge studies American religion through survey data. In The Vanishing Church, he examines evangelicals, Catholics, mainline Protestants, […]
To speak of holy Baptism primarily as a legal necessity is to speak of it in a way largely foreign to the biblical witness. It certainly misses the register of […]
Teachings and Life of Jesus in Disciple Making The teachings and life of Jesus anchor the Great Commission, where making disciples means teaching people to obey everything he commanded, not […]
You need to make a big congregational announcement about your facilities, budget, hiring decisions, or a theological change. An email might be tacky and word of mouth feels dangerous. This […]
Where do you find Jesus’ birth in the Bible? The answer is the Gospels, but which ones? The two Gospels which begin with Jesus’ birth narratives are Matthew and Luke. […]
*Editor’s Note: Students of the Bible have often found themselves confounded by how to interpret sections of the book of Revelation, especially regarding Jesus’ second coming. Will there be a […]
The train’s whistle pierced the morning air as it thundered past young Douglas’s childhood home. But this morning was different. Through the settling dust, he watched a man—ravaged by leprosy, […]
