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Apologetics matter. That’s the message of Greg Thornbury in a recent article he did for Christianity Today about why it matters that the Exodus really happened. At the conclusion of the article, he says, “If I don’t miss my guess, many Christians who still go to church might go years without thinking through any challenges … Continue reading “Apologetics Matter”

It’s a common practice for people to choose to sacrifice something during the Lenten season. Stephen Smith of OpenBible.info watches the hundreds of thousands of Lent-related tweets during the week of Ash Wednesday and records the most common items given up by people. As you can imagine, the No. 1 item is chocolate, but here … Continue reading “What Did You Give Up for Lent?”

In the classic work On Christian Doctrine, Augustine offers significant counsel for those who preach. One of his most important thoughts is on the significance of prayer in the life of the preacher. He writes: “Our Christian teacher, even though he says what is just, holy, and good (and he ought never to say anything … Continue reading “Preaching and Prayer”

Let it go, officers. Police in Harlan, Ky., have had enough of the snow and freezing temperatures, so much that they issued an arrest warrant for Queen Elsa, the ice-creating character in Disney’s Frozen movie. In a Facebook post, police officers wrote: “Suspect is a blonde female last seen wearing a long blue dress and … Continue reading “And Finally: Seriously, Let It Go”

It’s that time of year when we all are preparing to sign over our firstborn children to the IRS. This might help: The 2015 Ministers Tax Guide is available as a free download from Guidestone; you can access it here. Share This On:

Change is a reality. We can recognize and deal with it, or we can let it run over us. Kodak is a prime example. A successful organization for decades, changing technology finally caught up with the organization. Management thought it was in the film and camera business when it should have recognized it was in … Continue reading “What’s Your Business?”

Since 2008, HB Charles Jr. has served as the pastor and teacher at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Before he moved to Florida, he served for 18 years at the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist church in Los Angeles, where he succeeded his late father as pastor at the age of 17, while … Continue reading “Preaching as a Pastor: An Interview with HB Charles Jr.”

The headline says it all: “Toppled tractor-trailer's Twizzlers tragedy tanks traffic” A truck-load of Twizzlers candy ended up spread across a stretch of Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania recently after the truck hit a construction barrier and overturned. According to a March 12, 2015, UPI story, traffic was tied up for hours “while crews worked to … Continue reading “And Finally: Twizzler Tie-Up on I-70”

“Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.” (at the entrance to the old SR-71 operating base Kadena, Japan) "You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.” (Paul F. Crickmore, test pilot) "Blue water Navy truism: There are more … Continue reading “Military Wisdom”

The book On Preaching (Moody Press) by HB Charles was recognized in the March-April issue of Preaching as our Book of the Year for 2014. (HB is also the host pastor of this year’s National Conference on Preaching, May 12-14, in Jacksonville, Florida. Learn more at NCP2015.com) In addition to this excellent book, Pastor Charles … Continue reading “What Should the Sermon Do?”