Just a quick post to wish you and your family a BIG Happy Easter! My team and I have been praying for you and your church this Easter. Without a doubt, this weekend has the potential to be the biggest and best Easter yet. Also, if you have a moment – say a prayer for me and all of our … Read More
The Challenge of Religious Freedom
More and more in America and all over the world, we see that if you are a Christian, particularly an Evangelical Christian, you are under attack about your religious freedoms. Pay attention to this issue. And stand up for religious freedom for all religions. I encourage you to look up and read George W. Truett’s famous sermon, “Baptists and Religious … Read More
Easter is for Pastors Too!
I want to remind you that in this busy Easter season, it’s important that you take time to nourish your own relationship with God. As pastors, we probably give more of ourselves during the months before and the weeks after Easter than at any other time of the year, and rightfully so. The resurrection power is still drawing people to … Read More
The Increasing Pace of Change
It can be overwhelming — I have more information at my fingertips in the course of a day than say Martin Luther had over his entire lifetime! You don’t have enough time to take everything in. And the pace of change can be overwhelming. The question becomes: how do you adapt to this ever-changing landscape? How do you lead and guide your church? … Read More
Billy Sunday on the Engaged Church
“The church is not a dormitory for sleepers, it is an institution for workers; it is not a rest camp, it is a front line trench.” -Billy Sunday, American Evangelist
Museum of the Bible Opening in DC
This Fall, just three blocks south of the US Capitol, a 430,000-square-foot Bible museum is scheduled to open. It’s designed to provide people with an immersive and personalized experience on the history and the impact of the Bible. To learn more about the museum, visit Museumofthebible.org. This museum reminds us of the importance of being students of the Bible and … Read More
Eat, Pray, Lent: What Americans Actually Abstain From
Today’s guest post comes to us from Bob Smietana for ChristianityToday.com. During the season of Lent, some Americans give up chocolate or alcohol. Others dump guilty pleasures like social media or binge-watching television. LifeWay asked Americans who observe Lent how they do it. Fasting from a favorite food or beverage (57%) and going to church (57%) are the most common … Read More
R.A. Torrey on a Pastor’s Primary Job
“We must always bear in mind that the primary purpose of our work is not to get persons to join the church or to give up their bad habits or to do anything else than this – to accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour.” -R.A. Torrey, 19th Century Evangelist, Founder of BIOLA
Dwight Moody on Church Attendance
“Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man.” – Dwight L. Moody February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899
Martin Luther on Prayer
“Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.” – Martin Luther