Why Was a Man Killed for Touching the Ark of the Covenant? (2 Samuel 6) December 12, 2023 by: John L. Mackay This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the Passage Read the Passage 1David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2And David arose and went with…
Podcast: An Attribute of Jesus That You’ve Probably Never Noticed (Peter Williams) December 11, 2023 by: Crossway This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series. An Extraordinary Example of the Genius of Jesus In this episode, Peter Williams uses the famous story of the prodigal son to unpack how Jesus was a genius…
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…
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…