An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
Ezra 9:9 "Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to…
Read More05/21/16 Discouragement and Faith
READING: Ezra 4-6 It’s one of Satan’s primary strategies against the leaders of God’s people. You might think it’s lust, or power, or prestige, or…
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Saturday Suggestions: May 21, 2016
Check out some suggested readings for believers this week, including topics like marriage, leadership, overtime rules, and leaving a church.
Read More05/20/16 Building the Altar First
READING: Ezra 1-3 If you were growing a church, where would you begin? Perhaps the book of Ezra, a book about the return of the…
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12 Books I Could Write for Pastors Today
It seems to me that I could write these books for pastors today:
Read More05/19/16 He Keeps His Word
READING: 2 Chronicles 35-36 The book of 2 Chronicles ends with the fall of Jerusalem as the judgment of God fell on His people. They had…
Read More05/18/16 With Us Is the Lord Our God
READING: 2 Chronicles 32-34 It’s another one of those cool verses about warfare in the Bible — a verse that speaks about God’s power and willingness to fight the…
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Eight Baptism Memories that Make Me Want to Reach More People
When I think about these stories from my pastoral ministry, I’m challenged to share the gospel even more so others can share in this joy . . .
Read More05/17/16 Judgment
READING: 2 Chronicles 28-31 Today’s reading begins with recurrent pictures of God’s judgment on His people when they turned their backs on Him. Ahaz was decidedly…
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A Covenant with My Eyes
It happened again this week – I talked with another man who is losing the war with pornography. If you’re losing this battle, too, maybe this covenant (“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman”—Job 31:1) will help you.
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