Life in the World
Regret and the Cross
January 22, 2018For a generation bent on living for the moment and sucking all the marrow out…
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Life in the ChurchWelcome – This is a Safe Place For You
October 6, 2017Lots of things get said in a Sunday morning worship service. Welcomes are given. Songs…
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Life in the ChurchI Failed As a Topical Preacher
August 28, 2017Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete…
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Life in the ChurchFighting Cowardice in Pastoral Ministry
July 31, 2017Like many in my generation, I grew up watching the Wizard of Oz. I can…
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Life in the ChurchPursuing Joy in Pastoral Ministry
June 2, 2017In a letter contrasting the differing priorities of the heavenly communion of saints and the…
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Life in the ChurchFour Motivations for Practicing Restorative Church Discipline
March 20, 2017Nineteenth-century Baptist theologian John L. Dagg famously put it this way: “When discipline leaves the…
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Life in the ChurchFive Tips for Incorporating Creeds into Corporate Worship
February 24, 2017In a previous post I suggested five reasons for adopting a creedal confession as an…
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Life in the ChurchFive reasons to confess a creed in corporate worship
January 27, 2017In the spirit of new beginnings associated with the new year, I’ve recently led our…
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Life in the Church
Four Antidotes for a Church Amusement Culture
November 22, 2016In a previous post I highlighted four ways that churches—whether old school or new school—amuse…
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Life in the ChurchFour Ways Churches Amuse themselves to Death
October 25, 2016On average, 98 churches in the United States die and close their doors each week.[1]…
