Articles

• Preach for Action, Not Just Information

  Expository preaching isn’t just about repeating propositional facts. It’s about using every imaginative tool available to ensure the action of God’s Word is felt and understood today.

• Why Women Need to Study Joshua

  We can’t afford to play favorites with a handful of New Testament books at the expense of the rest of Scripture. 

• 5 Reasons You Need Sabbath Rest

  We need to take rest seriously. The Lord invites us to set aside ordinary things and experience the blessing of spiritual things.

• Christians Must Resist Assisted Suicide

  Christians should resist the cultural tide of euthanasia that undermines the value of human life. Instead, we should value God’s gift of life at every stage of human development.

• Lifted Up: Discover John’s View of the Cross

  The cross isn’t only the place of Jesus’s suffering; it’s also the moment when God’s glory is supremely revealed.

• Be Willing to Learn from Gen-Z

  Here’s how 18,000 Gen Zers caused a 64-year-old boomer to rethink her attitude toward them.

• ‘It’s Not Like That’: TV Takes a Christian Pastor Seriously

  I’ve not seen a show that takes sincere Christian life and ministry seriously as a focal point for drama. Until now. 

• Remembering Ella Cook: ‘The Kind of Young Christian We Are Trying to Form’

  What attributes that marked God’s work in Ella will also mark other young Christians poised for influence in today’s culture?

• How to Fight for Life When Abortions Are Invisible

  Good theology is the thing sturdy enough to stand up against a cheap, readily available, private abortion experience.

• Leading Worship Is Worship

  I’ve learned to recognize that when my mind is more focused on playing the music than on lifting my heart, it’s normal. It’s worship too.

• Save the Humanities from the Slop

  We need the humanities today to remind us how to be fully human as God designed us, to exercise the gifts God has given us, and to love our neighbor.

• Why the Gospel Is Better News than Wokeness

  Christianity’s story is the true story of reality. It has the power to displace the false narratives of critical theory.

• The FAQs: What Should Churches Do When Protest Enters the Sanctuary?

  Protesters disrupted a Cities Church service on Sunday after activists identified one of the pastors as acting director of ICE’s field office in St. Paul, Minnesota.

• Come to Jesus, All Those Who Feel Overwhelmed by Work

  A full email inbox, a big project, or even the regular daily grind can leave us feeling tired and discouraged. Where do we turn when we’re overwhelmed by our work?

• Older Believers Still Have Important Work to Do

  Older believers have had a lifetime of being molded and shaped by God. Let’s use it all to bless and encourage those coming behind us. 

• When ‘Stranger Things’ Stopped Being Strange

  ‘Stranger Things’ is the latest Hollywood narrative to show how obsessing over sexual identity diminishes otherwise compelling stories.

• ‘He Will Be Called a Nazarene’: Matthew’s Messianic Clue

  Instead of labeling Jesus a Bethlehemite, Matthew identifies him as a Nazarene, one who would inevitably be misunderstood and ultimately rejected.

• College Minister, Consider Why Students Come to You for Counsel

  Amid their pain and discouragement, we must remind hurting students that there’s a God who loves them with an everlasting love.