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Run Your Race

Run Your Race

Reading Time: 3 minutesHe had fallen down and injured his knee and ankle; blood was oozing from the wounds. At about 7…

Gospel-focused preaching

Gospel-Focused Preaching

Reading Time: 4 minutesUpping the ante on the most important kind of preaching—an opportunity you can’t afford to miss The gospel is…

Mind Meld

Mind Meld

Reading Time: 3 minutesI watched in astonishment the first time I saw Spock perform a “mind meld” on someone. “My mind to…

a supportive community

Are We a Supportive Community?

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe’re meant for community. In the beginning, the perfect, self-existent, self-sufficient, all-powerful, living…

Living Jesus

Living Jesus

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat do you think of when you read the word “incarnation”? A baby in a manger? Jesus walking the…

Ministry - the Baptist Way

Ministry—”the Baptist Way”: Fresh Leadership Insights from an Unlikely Source

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy the time Jesus began His public ministry, Judaism had morphed into a legalistic system of do’s and don’ts….

Christian education

5 Misconceptions about Christian Education

Reading Time: 5 minutesThere are several misconceptions about Christian Education out there. Below are five of the most common…

Why Get Off the Couch?

Why Get Off the Couch and Go to Church?

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a pastor who found it necessary to call a congregation back to church in person after doing church…

The Power of Prayer

The Power of Prayer

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s a powerful ministry available to the church! It’s one that can easily be practiced by…

saved by grace

Justified by the Law Or Saved by Grace?

Reading Time: 3 minutes“You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace”…