The world’s picture of the sexually liberated woman isn’t empowered at all; rather, she’s enslaved by the deception that becoming a commitment-free object of lust was all her idea.

After reading several dozen church planting manuals over the past few years, I’ve yet to see one with a chapter entitled, “Don’t freak out, they’re just gonna hate you.”

Let’s not forget that we’re good news people living in a bad-news world.

It is vital that senders see the immense value and importance of their role in getting the gospel across the street and around the world.

In a world erupting with grief, fear, and wrath, sometimes prayerful silence is the best revolution.

If a Christian can by possibility be saved while he conforms to this world, at any rate it must be so as by fire. 

God’s love for the world and desire to provide salvation is why God became man.

The church centered on the gospel makes a commitment to bless the world.

There is more to Christ than what happened in a three year span, as critical as that is for man’s salvation.

The good news for the unspectacular pastor is this: “winning personality” is not found in the list of pastoral qualifications in 1 Timothy 3 or Titus 1.