Mixed messages
Here are some interesting examples of analogies and metaphors found in high school essays, demonstrating the skills of our next generation of writers!
~ The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like mag... Continue Reading...
To the Cross: Proclaiming the Gospel From the Upper Room to Calvary
With Easter approaching, pastors will be looking to books to encourage and inspire their preaching for that special day. One such volume is the new book To the Cross: Proclaiming the Gospel From the Upper Room ... Continue Reading...
Bravery
During Marine basic training at Parris Island, S.C., the drill instructor threw a pine cone among the recruits and yelled, "Grenade!" The trainees immediately
turned away and hit the ground. "Just as I suspect... Continue Reading...
Preaching must be gospel-focused
Arturo Azurdia III was the featured speaker in Southeastern Baptist Seminary's recent Adams Lecture Series. Azurdia is associate professor of pastoral theology at Western Seminary in Portland, Ore., and the sen... Continue Reading...
Playing It Safe
While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting an old beachcomber standing on the shore, t... Continue Reading...
9 Ways to Hold On When You Want to Give Up
Ruth Graham wrote a book several years ago entitled In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart (Zondervan). Those who have preached for any length of time know the pain and brokenness that can be found in any congregatio... Continue Reading...
Faith, Confidence
A little girl named Mary was in bed one night preparing for lights-outs. Prayers had been said and Mom had hugged her. Perhaps in a effort to put-off sleeptime, Mary asked her mother why God created night-time.... Continue Reading...
Listen Up!
In an issue of his Ministry Toolbox, Rick Warren advises, “One of the most common causes of frustration and friction in ministry is that we don't really listen to each other. Too often we talk at each other rat... Continue Reading...
How Many Christians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
Charismatic: Only 1 - Hands are already in the air.
Pentecostal: 10 - One to change the bulb, and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness.
Presbyterians: None - Lights will go on and off at predestine... Continue Reading...
Hearing the Message of Daniel: Sustaining Faith in Today’s World
One of our great challenges as preachers today is to help our people better understand how to live as faithful Christians in the midst of a very non-Christian culture. In his new book Hearing the Message of Dan... Continue Reading...