“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
Four Foundational Skills Every Pastor Should Have
In preparing for leadership talks for a conference, it became clear to me that there are four key skills you must master in order to thrive as a pastor. Here they are (in no particular order): Keeping the Sabbath. A 24-hour period of when you cease your primary vocation. Time Management. Your success or failure every week is determined by … Read More
Dr. Martin Luther King on Love
“Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ingredients in Caring for the Sick
Today’s guest post comes to us from Rick Warren for Pastors.com. The Christian approach to pain, suffering, and sickness is compassion, mercy, tenderness, and caring. Matthew records, When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd. (Matthew 9:36 HCSB) He had compassion. If you’re going to be … Read More
Sam Jones on God’s Order of Things
“The curse of this age is that we have put gold above God, chattels above character, and mammon above manhood. We have inverted God’s order of things.” -Samel Porter Jones – passed on this day in 1906