God’s People Are a Waiting People December 10, 2023 by: Jonathan Gibson A Future Orientation As early as Eden, God’s people have been a waiting people. Following the fall of our first parents, God made a promise that permanently oriented his people toward the future. God told the serpent directly, and the guilty pair indirectly:…
Help! I Don’t Like Evangelizing December 09, 2023 by: Daniel Hames This article is part of the Help! series. You’re Not Alone You have probably clicked on this article because you find evangelism hard, daunting, or awkward. You’ve felt the cold shiver down your spine when the e-word has been mentioned in church. You’ve sipped…
Why Did Ruth Enter Boaz’s Tent in the Middle of the Night? (Ruth 3) June 22, 2023 by: Mary Willson Hannah This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the Passage Read the Passage 1Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it…
What Should a Pastor’s Authority Look Like? December 08, 2023 by: Jonathan Leeman An Example The good news is the Bible has a number of texts on what a pastor’s authority should look like. Let me point to just one of them: 1 Peter 5, where Peter is instructing “the elders among you,” and he…
7 Tips for Loving “Those” People in Your Church December 07, 2023 by: Jamie Dunlop This article is part of the 7 Tips series. A Common Struggle What do you do with “those” people in your church—the ones who drive you crazy? Maybe it’s their vocal political opinions. Maybe it’s a personality that gets under…