Dear Pastor . . . When You Wonder How You’ll Make It, Remember This

Dear Pastor . . . When You Wonder How You’ll Make It, Remember This June 18, 2023 This article is part of the Dear Pastor series. Dear Pastor, What you and I both need to make it over the long haul, I feel hesitant to share. In my experience, this unsaid thing for sustaining a…

Dads, Remember the Power of the Open Book

Dads, Remember the Power of the Open Book June 18, 2023 by: Colin Smith Witnessing Parents in Worship Imagine a football stadium filled with people. In the middle of the field there is a platform. The Book of the Law of Moses is brought out and Ezra, the scribe, climbs the steps and begins to…

Observing Advent Aright

Observing Advent Aright November 30, 2023 by: Jonathan Gibson What Is Advent For? If you ask the ordinary Christian what Advent season is about, I think they would say that it is a period of preparation for Christmas. That’s certainly how I understood it until recent years. Just as Lent is known as a period…

10 Key Bible Verses on Music

10 Key Bible Verses on Music November 29, 2023 by: Crossway This article is part of the Key Bible Verses series. All commentary notes adapted from the ESV Study Bible. 1. Psalm 150:1–5 Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises…

10 Things You Should Know about the Fall

10 Things You Should Know about the Fall June 17, 2023 by: Mitchell L. Chase This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series. 1. The fall refers to the rebellion of God’s image-bearers in the garden of Eden. Genesis 3 is a threshold in the Bible’s storyline. While dwelling in a…