5/12/26 Giving with the Right Heart
1 Chronicles 26-29 Frankly, I’m cheap. I detest debt, and I feel more secure when I know we can pay our bills without suffering…
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6 Reasons to Sit in a Different Seat at Church This Weekend
I know some readers won’t like this post. Most of us have a habit of sitting in the same place in church on Sunday, and I realize that nobody else is calling for changing this pattern.
Read More05/11/26 Praise the Lord!
1 Chronicles 23-25 These chapters cover David’s turning his kingdom over to Solomon, followed by David’s assigning the work of the Levites and Aaronic…
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9 Reasons Many Folks Never Tell Us if Our Preaching is Boring
First, a caveat: I know some church members are more than willing to tell us their thoughts about our preaching. Too often, though, folks…
Read MoreSunday Prayer Challenge
On this Mother’s Day in the US, pray for mothers–both young and old–who are not yet believers. As a word of hope, I remind…
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An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today
1 Kings 3:6 “And Solomon replied, ‘You have shown great and faithful love to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you…
Read More05/08/26 Leaning on the Lord
1 Chronicles 17-22 David, the king of Israel, was quite the victorious warrior. He defeated people after people, doing so because “the Lord gave David…
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12 Pastoral Thoughts on Celebrating Mother’s Day
This coming Sunday, many of us will celebrate Mother’s Day in our church. If your church is planning to honor mothers, here are some…
Read More05/07/26 Taking Holiness for Granted
1 Chronicles 12-16 It surely seemed quite severe, actually. The Israelites were moving the Ark of the Covenant from the home of Abinadab to…
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8 Reasons the Pastor Matters Most in a Church’s Evangelistic Efforts
In my decades of studying churches, I’ve never seen an evangelistic church not led by an evangelistic pastor.
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