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Ministry and Leadership, New Testament
Kevin Lawson — July 11, 2025
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses...
Tú, pues, hijo mío, esfuérzate en la gracia que es en Cristo Jesús. Lo que has oído de mí ante muchos testigos, esto encarga a hombres fieles que...
Biblical Exposition, New Testament, Theology
Kenneth Berding — July 09, 2025
This morning, I spent time in Hebrews 12:18-24 during my morning reading in God’s Word.[1] I found myself particularly attuned to some things I had...
Church Life, Ministry and Leadership
Gary McIntosh — July 07, 2025
“When are you going to mow the lawn, pastor?” The question astonished pastor Miller (not his real name). He had only served Crossroads Church for...
Gary McIntosh — June 30, 2025
Pastors seize an adventurous, daring enterprise — making disciples of all people! The last words of Jesus to his disciples included a command to “...
Church Life, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — June 27, 2025
Everyone is not equally temptable. One person can be severely tempted by something that another person barely or is not-at-all tempted. Some...
Theology
William Lane Craig — June 25, 2025
This is a Q&A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question I’m a big fan of your work, and I have argued...
Culture, Ethics
John Bloom — June 23, 2025
This coming July marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial, the event, more than any other, that stigmatized Fundamentalist...
Christian Education
Kevin Lawson — June 20, 2025
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine . . . Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show...
Pero tú habla lo que está de acuerdo con la sana doctrina. . . . presentándote tú en todo como ejemplo de buenas obras; en la enseñanza mostrando...
Gary McIntosh — June 18, 2025
One of the most difficult challenges for a pastor is to determine what to do with one’s time during the day. No one typically holds a pastor...
Biblical Exposition, New Testament, Old Testament
Kenneth Berding — June 13, 2025
Last year, I turned 60. I don’t know if I count as an old person yet. Granted, when I was twenty, I thought sixty was ancient, but I now realize...
Gary McIntosh — June 11, 2025
If you visit your local bank or credit union, you may run into the president in the lobby. She will shake your hand, welcome you, and say how...
Biblical Exposition, Historical Theology, New Testament
Kenneth Berding — June 09, 2025
Most of you have probably heard of Josephus. An enormous amount of what we know about the history and culture of the Jewish people in and around...
Biblical Exposition
Kevin Lawson — June 06, 2025
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews...
Inmediatamente, los hermanos enviaron de noche a Pablo y a Silas hasta Berea. Y ellos, habiendo llegado, entraron en la sinagoga de los judíos. Y...
Ministry and Leadership
Gary McIntosh — June 04, 2025
When we first begin to think of welcoming people to church, it’s usually the warm fuzzy things that come to mind, like smiling and being polite....
Biblical Exposition, Historical Theology, Spiritual Formation
William Lane Craig — June 02, 2025
This is a Q&A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question When did certain believers in the New Testament...
Spiritual Formation
Kevin Lawson — May 30, 2025
In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required. Then I...
Sacrificio y ofrenda no te agrada; Has abierto mis oídos; Holocausto y expiación no has demandado. Entonces dije: He aquí, vengo; En el rollo del...
Gary McIntosh — May 28, 2025
One of the most overlooked dynamics shaping the lives of modern people is their daily commute to work. It’s a quiet ritual repeated by millions...
Kenneth Berding — May 27, 2025
What should you do when there is no time to pray? On the surface, this appears to be a simple question, but it turns out to be a bit more...
Church Life, Ministry and Leadership, Spiritual Formation
Kevin Lawson — May 23, 2025
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will...
« Un mandamiento nuevo os doy: Que os améis unos a otros; como yo os he amado, que también os améis unos a otros. En esto conocerán todos que sois...
Kenneth Berding — May 21, 2025
Not long ago, I shared a devotional with the Talbot School of Theology faculty. Here’s a summary of that devotional. [1] I have recently been...