The right books can remind us of who God is and what he has done, and keep our eyes on the eternal prize that has been laid up for us.
Links to good reads on Christianity and politics, gender issues, Satan's strategies, the qualities of 'sheep', online theological study, good habits for pastors, and 2nd century Christians.
When it comes to reading the Bible, we have a big problem. That’s why, as Tim Grant explains, we should expect God’s word to chafe.
If we are people of God’s word, and if all Scripture is profitable for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that God’s people are equipped to do good work, then surely the leader is driven by biblical ideals and high expectations.
People whose generosity changed the world (Hardback, cloth bound edition)
Because people are generally suspicious of religious persuasion, we may be tempted to leave it out in our evangelism. Stephen Liggins argues why that may not necessarily be a good thing.
I’ve just ticked something off on my hypothetical bucket list! A bucket list, for those who don’t know, is an inventory of things that someone decides that they want to do before they die (i.e. “kick the bucket”).
It’s a word that drives just about any pastor to despair (although not necessarily because he sees it in his own heart and life). The word? Consumerism.
Darren Waters ponders the difference between regret and repentance.
The great travesty of the prosperity gospel is that, if we embrace it, it can lead us to believe we’re being faithful to God when we aren’t.