A Week in the Life of Sermon Preparation: Using Lectio Divina

By using a form of Lectio Divina in sermpon preparation, the preacher reads, prays, researches, meditates on, and embodies the Word.

By Steve Tillis
   |   June 19, 2024

Learning Homiletics from Francis J. Grimké

For Grimké, there was no higher pastoral priority than feeding the people of God by preaching the Word of God.

By Matt Cohen
   |   January 15, 2024

The Elijah Craig You Thought You Knew

His character and Calvinistic theology were both used by God to form him into an influential colonial preacher.

By Joe Holland
   |   September 11, 2023

Jonathan Edwards Was Fired

All leaders, especially pastoral leaders, must grow in leadership.

By Joe Holland
   |   July 3, 2023

Heroes, Villains, and Conversation Partners: A Call to Rethink Church History

Three cheers for all those who approach church history looking for heroes and villains.

By Doug Ponder
   |   March 13, 2023

Church History Isn’t Boring (You’re Just Doing it Wrong)

Those who fail to learn what history is for are doomed never to learn it.

By Doug Ponder
   |   February 20, 2023

Should Joining a Church Be Difficult?

Learning to navigate and understand spiritual experiences proves to be of great importance.

By Aaron Lumpkin
   |   September 5, 2022

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Law

Of all the questions I receive, as both a pastor and a professor, few come up more frequently than what Christians should think about God’s law(s).

By Doug Ponder
   |   August 1, 2022