Casting Lots Casting (Bal)lots November 07, 2016 > **The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD. - **Proverbs 16:33 Many have commented how incredible it is that we have come to the
Baby Loss Week—a tragic disconnect November 06, 2016 October 9th-16th was Baby Loss Awareness Week in Ireland, with Saturday 15th being a International Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day. I had been wondering why the profusion of news items: UK MPs
The Trumpet Blasts that Were Never Heard November 03, 2016 We live in times where the church is needing to think through her relationship with the state and the rulers over us. This is not the first time in the history of Christianity
Brandon Hatmaker Browse Worthy: The Hatmaker Controversy November 03, 2016 Recently Jen Hatmaker, a professing Christian author and star of a hit television show "My Big Family Renovation [http://www.hgtv.com/shows/my-big-family-renovation]," created a firestorm over comments she made
Genesis 19 Us and Them November 02, 2016 No one likes Genesis 19. It's never contained anyone's "life verse." Sexual violence and widespread judgment don't make for good greeting cards or bedtime stories.
A Reply to Robert Jeffress Is the Write-In Vote that Ill-Conceived? A Brief Response to Pastor Robert Jeffress November 02, 2016 I had one of those long, face scrunching moments while reading Dr. Robert Jeffress' article “Why Christians must vote in this election (staying home is not an option).” It's found
Is the Write-In Vote that Ill-Conceived? A Brief Response to Pastor Robert Jeffress November 02, 2016
A Reply to Robert Jeffress Is the Write-In Vote that Ill-Conceived? A Brief Response to Pastor Robert Jeffress November 02, 2016 I had one of those long, face scrunching moments while reading Dr. Robert Jeffress' article “Why Christians must vote in this election (staying home is not an option).” It's found
Cursing Why Cursing Matters October 31, 2016 The following is a guest post from Dr. Michael LeFebvre, pastor of Christ Church Reformed Presbyterian in Brownsburg, Indiana, and author of _[Singing the Songs of Jesus: Revisiting the Psalms](http://Singing the
1 Corinthians 13 Christian Love October 28, 2016 In his wonderful book, Christian Love [http://www.wtsbooks.com/christian-love-hugh-binning-9780851518701?utm_source=kborg&utm_medium=blogpartners] , Scottish theologian and pastor Hugh Binning wrote: "In [love] a Christian should be like
church health The Blessing of Being Uncomfortable October 27, 2016 Last week I had the privilege of preaching at the installation service of a dear friend who has been in the ministry for over a decade and has just taken a call to
Kill the Midweek Prayer Meeting? October 26, 2016 “The church started to grow when we killed the midweek prayer meeting.” Those words might seem anathema to some, but this was the sentiment of the pastor of my youth. The late Dave
What Should Be One of My Chief Aims at Church? October 25, 2016 The answer is quite simple: encouragement. Now not just your own encouragement, which is important enough, but the encouragement of others. That's the aim. That's where the emphasis falls.
What Should Be One of My Chief Aims at Church? October 25, 2016 The answer is quite simple: encouragement. Now not just your own encouragement, which is important enough, but the encouragement of others. That's the aim. That's where the emphasis falls.
My Top Ten Suggestions for New Pastors October 24, 2016 As still a rather newish seminary professor, I am growing accustomed to seeing yet another batch of graduates go off into their first pastorate. I regularly get asked for a tip or two
