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“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13). Great books run the range of emotions. Pages are full of moving drama and contrasting characters. Chapters often are studies in the battle between good and evil. One of the significant ways (perhaps the most important way) we learn is by contrast. God’s … Continue reading “The Book of Contrasts”

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In a recent issue of his Daily Hope newsletter, Rick Warren writes: “Gentleness is a witness to unbelievers. They’re watching you all the time to see if you are any different when you’re under stress. When you respond to pressure with gentleness, it is an incredible testimony to the world." The Bible says in Titus … Continue reading “Why People Will Listen to You”

Last week at Anderson University we hosted Ralph Douglas West as he presented the 5th annual John A. Broadus Lectures on Preaching, sponsored by our Clamp Divinity School. He did a marvelous job on the lectures using the theme “Preaching from the Inside Out.”  (The lectures will be posted online soon at www.auministry.com.) I thought … Continue reading “Preaching from the inside out”

It wasn’t too long ago when churches had to go to multiple vendors for each product they used at their facilities. Church management software was with one company; online giving, websites and mobile apps were with others. Fortunately, with the advances in technology in the past few years, that doesn’t have to be the case … Continue reading “Tech Talk 4 Reasons 1 Technology Ecosystem Makes Sense”

We often hear talk in our churches and social circles about our country’s desperate need for revival. A great awakening, a move of God so vast and powerful that it sweeps the nation, drawing millions to Jesus, indeed, would help right our listing spiritual/societal ship. There could be no more powerful antidote to the addictions, … Continue reading “Expositor’s Corner Revival Starts with Prayer”

Ed Stetzer is a pastor, researcher and author who has written widely, spoken almost everywhere, and has his finger on the data. His primary role is as president of LifeWay Research in Nashville, and that’s where Executive Editor Michael Duduit recently visited with Ed to talk about preaching in the midst of a changing culture. … Continue reading “Preaching, the Nones and the Future of the Church An Interview with Ed Stetzer”

Good tools are essential to any work, and that is no less true of preaching. To help in choosing from among the resources published recently, here is this year’s survey of Bibles and Bible reference works published during the past year. Study Bibles NIV Zondervan Study Bible joins the ranks of the ESV Study Bible … Continue reading “Studying the Word 2015 Survey of Bibles and Bible Resources”

Brian Houston is founding and senior pastor of Hillsong Church—based in Sydney, Australia, but with multiple campuses on several continents—with a combined weekly attendance of more than 30,000. He is also president of Hillsong’s International Leadership College and hosts a weekly TV program. He is author of more than a dozen books, including his newest, … Continue reading “Preaching at Hillsong: An Interview with Brian Houston”

In my previous column, I wrote about an online Time magazine editorial asserting that orthodox Christians are now exiles in America. Let’s push that line of thinking a bit farther and consider trends that are over the horizon (some closer than that!) and how we can respond in our preaching. Here they are in no … Continue reading “Preacher to Preacher 7 Vital Church Trends and How We Preachers Must Respond”