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By Aaron Earls While millions of people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day every March, most have no idea who he was or what he did. St. Patrick isn’t the patron saint of wearing green, not getting pinched, and drinking until you throw up. In reality, he was a former slave who used innovative methods to spread the gospel … Continue reading “7 Facts You May Not Know About St. Patrick”

By Aaron Earls When fighters for the terrorist organization ISIS destroyed numerous biblical archaeological sites in Iraq, they unknowingly unearthed evidence supporting Old Testament accounts. Previously archaeological teams stopped digging under certain sites in Iraq, such as the traditional tomb of Jonah the prophet, for fear of destroying them. When ISIS fighters took over Mosul … Continue reading “ISIS Accidentally Corroborates the Bible”

By Chelsea Sobolik “You won’t ever be able to carry your own child.” I looked at her stunned. I fought for breath to fill my lungs, and in one sentence from the doctor, my life was forever changed. When my body was being formed in my mother’s womb, some reproductive organs failed to form. There … Continue reading “5 Ways to Care for Those Who Grieve Over Childlessness”

By Aaron Earls For Christians, Holy Week is usually a somber time capped with a joyous Easter celebration, but sometimes you have to laugh at what happens at churches. Congregations often use the season to do special services with an eye toward potential guests in the building. Those special services don’t always go as planned. … Continue reading “4 Church Easter Service Fails You Have to See”

Simon Wood photo – Unsplash By Marty Duren I was recently asked, “What’s so good about Good Friday?” It’s a great question and it sparked good discussion. Today is Good Friday. The original day of Christ’s crucifixion is a pivot point of history. Sin died on that day. Death was overcome days later. Without Easter, … Continue reading “Before You Preach this Easter”

April 4, 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Baptist minister and civil rights icon. His life, ministry, and death dramatically changed the trajectory of the United States. Numbers and dates can never tell the whole story, but they can give us a glimpse into the impact King … Continue reading “Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life & Ministry by the Numbers”

By Aaron Earls More churches are adding online giving, but the tried-and-true offering plate still brings in the most money. A recent study found 74 percent of U.S. churches offer congregants the ability to give online. That’s up from 42 percent just a few years ago in 2015. The Dunham+Company/Campbell Rinker study asked 512 church … Continue reading “E-Giving Vs. Old Giving: New Research on Church Donations”

By An Anonymous Christian Dear Pastor, You may have wondered why you haven’t been seeing me around lately. Frankly, I won’t be back. I wanted to stay, and I wish things could have worked out between us. Maybe you don’t realize how your church looked from my perspective. Take a look and maybe you’ll understand … Continue reading “Why I’m Not Coming Back to Your Church”

By Micah Fries I pastor an 89-year-old congregation in what the American Bible Society deems the most “Bible-minded city” in America. We’ve grown in exciting ways in recent years, but to effectively continue reaching our city with the gospel, we know we’ll need help. Some of that help will come from other established local churches. … Continue reading “5 Ways to Determine Your Community’s Needs”

By Aaron Wilson Before my wife delivered our twins, they were first delivered by FedEx. In what probably made for a peculiar package, my children were shipped in a state of suspended animation—frozen in liquid nitrogen that kept them alive until my wife could give birth to them four years later. While this may sound … Continue reading “Why My Wife and I Chose to Adopt Embryos”