God’s Promise for Your Struggling Family: Jeremiah 32:27 (NKJV)
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?” Jeremiah 32:27 (NKJV) There are few things more painful than a struggling family or a broken home. When you face family conflict, you might feel overwhelmed by the weight of the crisis. Maybe your family is struggling with the pain of a loved…
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Bible Study for Guys Who Don’t Do Bible Study
Why is it so difficult to get men into small group Bible studies? I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who’s tried to figure that one out. For me, the revelation came when my church decided to hold a golf tournament. No, seriously. I don’t golf—but as pastor, I had to participate in this fundraising event. I learned a…
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Face Time with God
The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26, NIV) This is a go-to benediction for many pastors. The Aaronic blessing sends many parishioners out into the modern world with assurance. But why the focus on…
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Responding to the Bible’s Message
My senior pastor and I preached through the book of James. Drawing inspiration from the “Do what it says” exhortation in James 1:22, we were trying a new tradition in our young Methodist church. After the Scripture reading each week, the congregation was asked to yell out, “SO WHAT?” Sure, it was a bit irreverent, but we wanted them to…
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Does the Bible Have Answers for Tragedy?
At age 17 my friend Marian decided to stop believing in God. There had been a horrific school bus accident in her town. Kids were killed. She didn’t want a God who would let that happen. And she still feels that way fifty years later. You’ve heard stories like that, I’m sure. In response to tragedy, many people reconfigure their…
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What’s Love Got to Do with It?
It’s a rare blessing when a writer transforms your thinking on a certain subject. With her book Teach Us to Want (IVP, 2015), Jen Pollock Michel has done just that. In our continuing efforts to understand, promote, and enhance Bible engagement, we’ve come to appreciate this writer’s emphasis on how a passion for God drives us to Scripture. We invited…
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3 Bible Lessons to Learn from Latinos
¡Hola! ¡Hola!That’s a greeting I hear in my congregation every Sunday. Maybe you’re hearing it too. Hispanics (or Latinos) now make up 17 percent of the U.S. population, and that number is expected to rise dramatically in the next generation. Of course those statistics represent actual people—people you may encounter in your church or community.By the way, some struggle with…
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