1. The Divine Drama

    book
    05/01/19
    6 mins
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    By Paul Dunk
    If I don't preach Christ, then there's really no reason anyone should roll out of bed on Sunday to hear anything I have to say.
    The Divine Drama

  2. Pastor Of Disaster

    book
    04/16/19
    6 mins
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    By Matt Johnson
    How are things at your church? Are people getting saved in droves, are there mass baptisms every Sunday, is giving at an all-time high, and are your members model citizens and pillars of the community?
    Pastor Of Disaster

  3. So You Don't Like Your Pastor

    book
    03/14/19
    9 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    Pastors are built from the same stuff as everyone else. That’s good, and that’s bad.
    So You Don't Like Your Pastor

  4. Jesus and Pint-Sized Preachers

    book
    01/30/19
    12 mins
    read
    By David Rufner
    Jesus is the heart of the Gospel, and the Gospel is Good News. But it is always Good News that comes to us best on the lips of another.
    Jesus and Pint-Sized Preachers

  5. I’d Never Go to That Church

    book
    09/25/18
    7 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Would you go to the church on the corner knowing that the pastor is an ex-con?
    I’d Never Go to That Church

  6. Seeing Samson's Cross-Eyed Reflection

    book
    09/14/18
    8 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    For the past twenty years that I've been a Christian, I've not found any evidence in my reading of Judges 13-16 that qualifies Samson for the "book of faith" (Hebrews 11).
    Seeing Samson's Cross-Eyed Reflection

  7. We Don't Need "Worship Options" on Sunday Morning

    book
    08/03/18
    9 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    The church is a home for the family of God. It’s not a mall, a café, a coffee shop, or Amazon. It’s where we usually don’t get what we want, but what we need.
    We Don't Need

  8. The Paradox of Pastoral Preaching

    book
    06/14/18
    11 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    At times, evangelical Christianity can be a paradox. For as much as Protestants have spurned Roman Catholicism, they’re much more Catholic than they’d ever like to admit.
    The Paradox of Pastoral Preaching

  9. The Church Doesn't Need "Children's Church"

    book
    03/22/18
    9 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    In an age when families are already fractured beyond comprehension, are we seriously going to separate parents from children in the one service in which God himself is present to unite us to himself and one another?
    The Church Doesn't Need

  10. The Drug of Behavioral Preaching

    book
    01/29/18
    8 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    Preaching is a dangerous and difficult task. Some occupations might involve more harrowing situations and circumstances but I will continue to contend that there’s not a more perilous or vulnerable position to be in than behind the pulpit.
    The Drug of Behavioral Preaching

  11. Just Another Law-Gospel Sermon?

    book
    01/04/18
    12 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    While I was still an over-eager seminarian the professor warned me, “Mr. Riley, this is exciting stuff.
    Just Another Law-Gospel Sermon?

  12. Good News From A Far Country: Preaching Law & Gospel

    book
    06/26/17
    10 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    I believe it’s no small charge to assert that there’s a massive problem in the majority of America’s pulpits.
    Good News From A Far Country: Preaching Law & Gospel
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