Church Articles
Steven Whitlow | 7/24/2025
I Got Invited to a Beth Moore Bible Study, Should I Go?
I Got Invited to a Beth Moore Bible Study, Should I Go?
How can you determine which resources to use?
Michael Clary | 7/23/2025
How To Speak Hard Truth In A Soft World
How To Speak Hard Truth In A Soft World
Harsh speech is not always sinful; gentle speech is not always righteous.
Geoff Kujawa | 7/17/2025
All My Christian Heroes Are Now Dead… Or Dead To Me
All My Christian Heroes Are Now Dead… Or Dead To Me
It seems like all of my Christian heroes are dead or woke!
Jon Harris | 7/15/2025
The Legacy of John MacArthur
The Legacy of John MacArthur
The Legacy of John MacArthur: Virtue and Faithfulness
Vanessa Hunt | 7/11/2025
Toxic Town: Five Tactics of Prideful Leaders
Toxic Town: Five Tactics of Prideful Leaders
Toxic! Five Tactics of Prideful Leaders
Michael Clary | 6/23/2025
The Status Quo Convention: Six Takeaways from Dallas
The Status Quo Convention: Six Takeaways from Dallas
I was really discouraged last year. But this year, I’m not. Reform efforts take years.
Mike Edwards | 6/5/2025
Dear Brandon Lake, Bubba Ain’t as Dumb as You Think
Dear Brandon Lake, Bubba Ain’t as Dumb as You Think
A Response to Brandon Lake’s Worship Philosophy
Keith Foskey | 5/13/2025
Moral Majority or Moral Authority?
Moral Majority or Moral Authority?
Can the church reclaim its moral voice in a culture adrift, or will it falter under the weight of its own scandals?
Chase Davis | 5/7/2025
"We Don't Do Politics..."
"We Don't Do Politics..."
Churches that say this are abdicating their earthly duty.
Steven Whitlow | 4/11/2025
"The most political church in town..."
"The most political church in town..."
Is a pastor’s insistence on avoiding politics really about principle, or is it just cowardice in disguise?
Michael Clary | 4/8/2025
God Has Given Us An Inch. Let's Take A Mile.
God Has Given Us An Inch. Let's Take A Mile.
God has given the American church a fleeting reprieve. How can we seize it?
Josh Howard | 3/28/2025
'How Should We Then Shift?': A Christian Response to Cultural Changes
'How Should We Then Shift?': A Christian Response to Cultural Changes
Vibe shifts may be shallow, but they hint at deeper currents Christians can’t ignore.
Michael Clary | 3/12/2025
The Tyranny of Emotional Pain
The Tyranny of Emotional Pain
Emotional pain is the ultimate con job for a hypersensitive age. Christians care about hurting people, which is why we're so vulnerable to this kind of emotional manipulation. We need to break free from it and refuse to be fragile.
Doug Ponder | 2/28/2025
The Problem with Personality Tests
The Problem with Personality Tests
What if popular personality tests like Enneagram or Myers-Briggs, embraced by many Christians, have serious flaws?
Jacob Tanner | 2/14/2025
John Knox and Lessons on Pastoral Training and Succession
John Knox and Lessons on Pastoral Training and Succession
John Knox’s final prayer was for God to raise up true pastors—because without faithful men to teach and preserve the gospel, Christianity cannot endure.
Josh Howard | 2/7/2025
Your Kids Need Church To Be Strange
Your Kids Need Church To Be Strange
Your kids don’t need church to feel familiar—they need it to be so distinct, so strange, that it sparks the question: 'Why do we worship like this?'
Jamie Bambrick | 1/1/2025
Four Prayers For The Western Church In 2025
Four Prayers For The Western Church In 2025
Here are four things we need to pray for as Christians in the year ahead
Steven Whitlow | 12/12/2024
Five Key Questions To Connect With Your Congregation Every Sunday
Five Key Questions To Connect With Your Congregation Every Sunday
Become a better pastor by asking these questions about your people each week.
Jamie Bambrick | 12/6/2024
In Defence Of Baptizing Believing Young Children | Perspective 2
In Defence Of Baptizing Believing Young Children | Perspective 2
Justin Peters recently said that believing children should not get baptized until their mid-teenage years. Here's why I disagree.
Brandon D. Myers | 11/29/2024
Don't Baptize Young Children | Perspective 1
Don't Baptize Young Children | Perspective 1
Justin Peters was recently the center of controversy by saying not to baptize believing young children. Here's why I think he's right.
Christian Hacking | 11/20/2024
Ten Reasons Justin Welby SHOULD Have Resigned... But Didn't
Ten Reasons Justin Welby SHOULD Have Resigned... But Didn't
The Archbishop of Canterbury resigned last week. He should have done so years ago.
Amy Travis | 11/15/2024
The Pastor Said What? Deception In Our Time
The Pastor Said What? Deception In Our Time
I think we should probably not throw out the Ten Commandments. But not everyone does.
Keith Foskey | 10/21/2024
Why The Reformation Was Great And I’m Not Ashamed to Say It
Why The Reformation Was Great And I’m Not Ashamed to Say It
With just ten days to go until Reformation Day, here's why it is absolutely worth celebrating.
Rosaria Butterfield | 10/14/2024
Why Progressivism Hates Repentance
Why Progressivism Hates Repentance
What drives the progressive movement to reject one of Christianity’s most transformative doctrines, and how does this distort love and faith, and erode the gospel’s power to transform?
Rick White | 9/30/2024
Why Celebrity Pastors Deserve Less Honor
Why Celebrity Pastors Deserve Less Honor
From the megachurch world to the reformed, there will always be prominent pastors. But much more normal men are in fact supposed to hold the place of honor in our churches.