6 Reasons You Should Preach Through Numbers
By C. W. Faulkner | 06.22.2018The book of Numbers teaches us that when God is with his people, the only thing they need to fear is their own sin.
Why We Added a Prayer of Lament to Our Sunday Gathering
By Neal Woollard | 06.20.2018Lament is ingrained into the culture of Jesus’ people and will be until he returns. That’s why we recently added a corporate prayer of lament to our public worship.
5 Reasons You Should Preach through Leviticus
By Juan Sanchez | 06.14.2018How can a holy God relate to sinful people? Leviticus provides us an answer to that question.
4 Reasons You Should Preach through Exodus
By Bobby Jamieson | 06.07.2018Exodus proclaims God’s great act of delivering his people from bondage, gifting them his law, and inviting them into intimate fellowship with himself.
4 Reasons You Should Preach Through Genesis
By Erik Raymond | 05.31.2018Genesis tells the story of a God who creates everything out of nothing in order to bless his people and glorify himself.
C. S. Lewis on Corporate Worship
By Joe Rigney | 05.29.2018Over time, C. S. Lewis came to see the dangers in both individualism and collectivism in Christian worship. More importantly, he came to see how the church is the antidote to both.
The Wide Chasm Between Biblical Principles and Biblical Ideals
By Caleb Greggsen | 05.21.2018Ministry is full of both principles and ideals. If we confuse the two, then we’ll either require something that God does not require for faithfulness, or we’ll disregard an aspect of faithfulness.
Benefits and Negatives of a Long-Term Pastorate
By Ron Pracht | 05.10.2018One pastor reflects on more than 45 years of service in one place.
How the Exodus Connects to Baptism & the Lord’s Supper
By Andrew Wilson | 05.07.2018The task of the church can be described in all sorts of ways, but one of the most evocative is this: we are called to live the exodus.
Should Elders Insist on Unanimity?
By Jamie Dunlop | 05.03.2018We should value trust more highly than agreement.
The Whole in Our Holiness
By Ligon Duncan | 04.18.2018The good news of the gospel is that we have a neighbor who loved us and laid down his life for us. And this neighbor didn’t lay down his life for his friends, but for his enemies. We can enjoy God’s blessing and know his grace because our Savior obeyed the first and second great commandments for us.
What the Church Can and Should Bring to the #MeToo Movement
By Whitney Woollard | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018The world doesn’t have the tools to offer the kind of redemption the #MeToo movement calls for. But thankfully, the church does.
Why There’s No Such Thing as African Christianity
By Conrad Mbewe | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as African Christianity or Asian Christianity or Western Christianity. The Christian faith is one, and it’s portrayed for us as such in the Scriptures.
More Christian than Black or White
By Isaac Adams | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Phrases like “I’m more Christian than black or white” are gloriously true, but they’re often wielded in white culture to enable and encourage colorblindness.
More Christian Than Democrat or Republican
By Bruce Ashford | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Some say that religion shouldn’t be brought into the public square, especially not into politics. This common wisdom is well-intentioned but wrong, unhelpful, and ultimately impossible to put into practice.
