Churches in the United Arab Emirates: Lights in the Desert
By J. Mack Stiles | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.09.2016Through the faithfulness of Christian doctors a generation ago, God gave churches favor in the eyes of the rulers of a nation in the heart of the Middle East. Through the recovery of one church, now many healthy churches are springing up in this desert country.
A Young Man’s Reflections on J. C. Ryle’s Thoughts for Young Men
By Colton Corter | 12.08.2016Ryle would have us prepare for eternity, even as young men.
1500-Year-Old Pastoral Wisdom from John Chrysostom
By Eric Beach | 12.05.2016Despite the more than 1500 years between us, I couldn’t help but notice the wisdom John Chrysostom offered for pastors today.
Week #12—What Christians Should Ask of Government: To Affirm and Protect the Family
By Jonathan Leeman | 12.01.2016The topics of marriage and family necessarily involve society in matters which the state will need to regulate.
Pursuing Racial Reconciliation by Walking Down the Street
By Nathan Loudin | 11.30.2016Our churches aren’t more than 300 yards from each other. One is a white church. One is a black church.
Raising up Leaders in Cross-Cultural Settings (Part 2)
By Todd Jamison | 11.29.2016Raising up Christ-like leaders―while primarily a work of the Holy Spirit―happens in the context of healthy churches full of loving relationships.
Raising up Leaders in Cross-Cultural Settings (Part 1)
By Todd Jamison | 11.28.2016Seminaries can provide much value to the church, but seminary-educated leaders aren’t a necessity for the advance of the church around the world.
Brothers, We’re in This Together
By Matthew Spandler-Davison | 11.21.2016A local association of churches is essential and critical to the health of pastors and their churches.
Preach About the Church to the Church
By Keith Collier | 11.16.2016But despite the trend of growing expository preaching, what if a blind spot—a byproduct of 20th-century evangelicalism—exists in our preaching?
Stop Looking for It—Pastoral Reflections on Joy
By Aaron Menikoff | 11.15.2016I know I’m supposed to delight in God. I know the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. Surely Paul wasn’t kidding when he commanded, … keep reading…
Neither a Republican Nor a Democratic Church
By Mark Dever | 11.14.2016The Christ we share is more important to us than the politics we don’t.
Week #11—What Christians Should Ask of Government: To Tolerate True and False Religion
By Jonathan Leeman | 11.10.2016In a pagan culture, sexual freedom and abortive freedom is religious freedom.
6 Reasons Congregational Singing Is Waning
By Thom Rainer | 11.08.2016Here is the clear reality in many congregations: congregational singing is waning in many churches. In some churches it seems to have disappeared altogether.
Week #10—What Christians Should Ask of Government: To Treat People Equally (Justice and Identity Politics)
By Jonathan Leeman | 11.03.2016This week we will mediate on the government’s job to treat all God-imagers equally as God-imagers.
Reflecting on 30 Years of Ministry at the Same Church
By Tom Ascol | 11.01.2016I’m now more convinced than ever that consistently applying the grace of God in the gospel to my own heart is the most important and most difficult responsibility that I have as a pastor.
