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The growing number of churches that face long intervals between installed pastors has called into being the role of the "Interim Pastor." Since the early 1970s when the Alban Institute in Washington, D.C. began... Continue Reading...

No mail is delivered on Sunday. We don't expect it and can manage without it. There is a delivery we do expect on Sunday though, and it is one which we all need. It is a message from God to His people. The non-... Continue Reading...

Standing for the first time among the group, the middle-aged man looked around the circle, then uttered those words: "My name is Bob, and I'm a compulsive preacher.""Hi, Bob," the other voices rang out in uniso... Continue Reading...

(For over two decades, John MacArthur has served as pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. In that span of years the church has grown from 450 to 5,000 members. Over 10,000 worshippers gath... Continue Reading...

At the 1991 Emmy Awards presentation, comedian Jerry Seinfeld commented on television ads that promise "new and improved" versions of well-known brands. He points out, "I didn't even know there was anything wro... Continue Reading...

Standing before my congregation I sometimes think of Huck Finn's description of Mr. Phelps who "never charged nothing for his preaching. And it was worth it, too." What is my preaching worth? That question can ... Continue Reading...

Sunday morning approaches as you stare at your stack of sermon notes. The stack stares back and it says, "Preacher, you've worked hard on me, but let's face it -- I'm boring."You have, in fact, worked hard. You... Continue Reading...

Then said Evangelist, pointing with his finger over a very wide field, Do you see yonder wicket Gate? The man said, No: Then said the other, Do you see yonder Shining Light? He said, I think I do. Then said Eva... Continue Reading...

1. Determine the Scripture portion that you're seeking to interpret. This could be one verse, several verses, a chapter, or a topical study (for example, on humility).2. Read the Scripture portion in several tr... Continue Reading...

In his Cadbury Lectures (published under the title The Poet, The Warrior, The Prophet), Brazilian poet Ruben A. Alves describes watching a spider which constructed a cobweb in a corner of his study."I did not s... Continue Reading...