As I was researching some leadership development options for use among our staff, I came across a Forbes article from 2012 that argues leadership training should be scrapped in favor of leadership development. The author lists 20 of the primary differences between leadership training and leadership development, and I couldn’t help but see the ways …
I love to fish (though I don’t seem to be doing much of it lately). Specifically, I love to bass fish. When fishing for large mouth bass you rarely anchor your boat, normally you troll slowly casting the entire time. This is not a problem so long as you are fishing and controlling the motor. …
Let’s Agree to Disagree— Here’s an article I wrote for LifeWay on creating a culture of accountability. 7 Conditions for Confrontation— Tim Challies posted this Sunday. It’s a good companion to the article listed above. Biblical Theology and the Sexuality Crisis— Al Mohler posted this last week, but it is a helpful look at why …
For the past several weeks I’ve been posting our family’s verse of the week. I was asked yesterday on Facebook whether we memorized it or talked about it during the week. The answer is both. We memorize it, talk about it, and engage in other Bible reading that is related to the verse. We are …
There are many great books and articles written on the subject of biblical inerrancy and authority. I doubt that this writing will go down in history as one of the greats, but it is important to continue to sound the trumpet call of inerrancy, for without it, there is no authority. Paul urged Timothy to preach …
Yesterday, we celebrated children’s day in our church. It’s an annual tradition, we celebrate the kids who are moving into the student ministry and we invite our children to participate in leading worship. They greeted us, led us in singing, prayed publicly, read scripture, collected the offering and even participated in the sermon. It was …
Recently, after my children had a disagreement and one apologized to the other, the response to the apology came as, “Don’t worry about it, its OK.” Angela quickly responded, “No, its not OK. We should forgive others, but forgiveness does not mean that its OK to do wrong things.” Yes, thats one reason why I …
Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding— The teaching suggestions in this article for better understanding should have some preaching applications. The Importance of Persuasive Preaching— One of the preacher’s jobs is to persuade people away from worldly ways of thinking toward a biblical worldview. We are called to convince people that what the Bible says …
Much is made about the prevalence of young adults leaving the church after they finish high school. We have a right to be concerned, but more than concerned, we have a responsibility to fight the trend. Certainly much of the fight needs to take place long before graduation. Some research over the years has suggested …
I’m preaching on Spiritual Warfare right now and using Russell Moore’s Tempted and Tried as a regular source of illustrations and insight. In the chapter, “Free Falling” about Jesus’ temptation to throw himself off of the temple, Moore writes that Jesus was tempted to prove who he was to Satan and to demand proof from God that he …