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OK, I’ll admit that-once upon a time-I didn’t look forward to “Missions Sundays.” Feeling that I wasn’t “called to the mission field,” I could never relate to the stories from far-off lands, and the subtle “ask” for support that generally followed. Besides, I would say, isn’t there enough of God’s work that’s not being done, … Continue reading “The Gathering Gloom of Home Missions”

Editor’s Note: The following is a report on the practical applications of Robertson McQuilkin‘s new book, The Five Smooth Stones: Essential Principles for Biblical Ministry, (B&H Publishing Group, 2007). You work hard to do your best in ministry. But if your efforts don’t seem to be accomplishing much, it’s time to ask yourself whether or not … Continue reading “How to Measure Your Ministry by Biblical Standards”

Albert Mohler: These are interesting days, the public airwaves and so much of the media context is now taken up with the discussion that has featured a great deal of what can be described as militant atheism. Whether it’s Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins or Sam Harris or others, there is a new sense … Continue reading ““What’s So Great About Christianity?” An Interview With Dinesh D’Souza”

Are we witnessing the “Twilight of Atheism”? Despite the surge of best-selling books attaching religion, author Dinesh D’Souza argues (in his new book What’s So Great About Christianity) that religion – not atheism – is on the rise. In a recent interview he observed: “There is a whole body of data showing that the world … Continue reading “Twilight of Atheism?”

Speaking at the recent GodBlogCon (a conference for Christians interested in the new media), Mark Roberts presented a message entitled “Taking Your Ministry to the New Media – The Pastor as Godblogger.” Mark presented 18 theses, including these:~ Many pastors who are not bloggers today should become bloggers.~ Blogging can enrich a pastor’s ministry with … Continue reading “Pastors Encouraged to Blog”

An increasing number of people in America and around the world don’t believe in God. The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has found 20 percent of Americans ages 18 to 25 say they have no religious affiliation or consider themselves atheists or agnostics, nearly double the rate of 20 years ago. … Continue reading “Religion Losing Ground Each Generation”

The new book The Folly of Preaching (Wm. B. Eerdmans) contains a selection of lectures and sermons that have been presented at the Gladstone Festival of Preaching at Canada’s McMaster Divinity College since 1992. Among the contributors are William Willimon, Tom Long, Elizabeth Achtemeier, and Haddon Robinson. John R.W. Stott was a 1996 participant, and … Continue reading “Linking ancient text and modern world”

The Church of England ordained more women than men in the past year, reporting a total of 423 ordinations last year, 213 women and 210 men. That statistical development might seem insignificant considering new female priests outnumbered new male priest by only three, but the significant fact is that women outnumbered men as new priests … Continue reading “The Feminization of the Priesthood”

High-end hotels have been racing to boost their amenities, offering flat-panel TVs, wireless Internet, expanded room service menus, and even intimacy kits that include condoms. But one mainstay of the hotel room appears to be fading in these trendy places: the bedside Bible. Since 2001, the number of luxury hotels to include Bibles and other … Continue reading “Higher End Hotels Eliminating Bedside Bibles”

From the Editor: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Articles: Pastor as Blogger A Thanksgiving Prayer Illustrations: Christ in Us CommunicationRepitition Children Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…   “I use not only my own brains but also all I can borrow.” (Woodrow Wilson) Sign up now for a 1-year subscription to Preaching Magazine. That’s 6 … Continue reading “PreachingNOW Vol. 6, No. 40”