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On Genesis 15, That Ancient Near Eastern Tough Mudder
In Genesis 15, Abram is thumbing through some evidence—he still doesn’t have an heir—and he’s facing a gnawing question: "LORD, how can I know for sure that you’re trustworthy?”
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From Eden to Egypt
The Bible is one story told through dozens of people over thousands of years. As Christians, we know we’re supposed to believe this – and so we do. But when we pick up our Bibles, if we’re honest, we sometimes lose the thread, especially with some of the strange and obscure happenings in Genesis. We […]
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Best Books for Pastors in 2023
We asked pastors around the world a simple question: what books did you read in 2023 that helped you be a better pastor?
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Best Books for Pastors in 2022
We asked pastors around the world a simple question: what books did you read in 2022 that helped you be a better pastor?
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Walk through the Bible with us
Bible Talk is an "expositional conversation through the Scriptures."
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Do Weird Stuff
After my first Sunday at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, I asked myself one question and one question only: “Are these people crazy?”
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How I Accidentally Stumbled Across—and Then Fell in Love with—the Ordinary Means of Grace
This ordinary man and his ordinary sermons brought extraordinary change to my ordinary life.
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“Sir, This Is a Local Church”—Or, How an Absurdist Meme about a Roast Beef Shop Might Help Heal Your Church
I wonder if you’re familiar with the “Sir, this is an Arby’s” meme. I wonder if you realize how helpful it could be to our churches in these tumultuous times.
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Why Churches Should Excommunicate Longstanding Non-Attenders
I’ve never met a growing and mature Christian who doesn’t regularly attend a gospel-preaching church.
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Best Books for Pastors in 2019
We asked pastors from around the world a simple question: what books did you read in 2019 that helped you be a better pastor?
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On Apple Stores and the DMV: Two Kinds of Churches that Create Complementarian Chaos
I’ve been in churches whose authority structures are like an Apple Store’s, and I’ve been in churches whose authority structures are like the DMV’s. In both cases—but in different ways—chaos bubbles up to the surface.
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Youth and Church Membership—Or, Stop Baptizing Children into the Ether
A church should not baptize young people apart from church membership. To do so is unbiblical, unhelpful, and unloving.