Is the Christ of your faith and of your teaching captivating? Is he beautiful? Or is the Christ you preach flat and uninspiring? As pastors, parents, and friends, how we answer these questions not only impacts the shape…
Expository preaching promotes biblical truth instead of personal opinion – it demands that we preach God’s purpose for the passage.
The trends and fads of youth ministry have no context for the messiness of student’s lives, but the Gospel of grace does.
This article by Mark Howard previously appeared at The Gospel Coalition. I was happy in my previous job as a fundraising consultant. I never dreamt of full-time church ministry, and I definitely didn’t think of myself as a…
Growing up, my parents made sure I wore my “Sunday best” to church—coat, tie, slacks, and on special occasions, suspenders! After all, we were going to meet with the living God. A whole generation (or two) regularly used…
Right in the middle of my talk on the exclusivity of Christ, a hand went up in the back of the room. “Yes?” I asked. The young man cleared his throat. “How can you say that Jesus is…
The following article comes from our newest series, The World’s Half-Truth’s for Teens. Scott Douglass’ article combats the message, “If I Am Better, I Will Be Loved” continuing an exposition of Ephesians 1:3-14. Click here for Pt.1 As…
The following article comes from our newest series, The World’s Half-Truth’s for Teens. Scott Douglass’ article combats the message, “If I Am Better, I Will Be Loved.” “I wish I was better looking” “I wish I was smarter”…
Several years ago I walked around a shopping mall with a student who was weighing the cost of whether he would walk with Christ as a disciple or go the way of the world. He had a new,…
