Articles
I’ve written about 50 articles for Preaching Today, Leadership Journal, and CT Pastors. Below are a few of my favorites. If you’d like to browse all my articles at their website, click the button below.
Church of the Surefooted
Church names have changed since I was a kid. It used to be that “First Church” or “Calvary Church” worked fine but now congregations have ...
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Amen-ers
Amen-ers do more than merely speak. We punctuate God’s promises. We preach in italics and boldface. We become human exclamation marks after Christ’s “Yes.” Amen-ers ...
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Onward, Christian Farmer
That unsettling farming phrase, “though he does not know how,” might be an interesting theme for a church growth conference. We may be able to ...
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With-Under-Work
There’s that Greek word, disguised in ordinary English clothes, “as you help us by your prayers.” Used only here in the New Testament, it’s a ...
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Transfer Agents
For our flock to persevere in the faith, they need to know God’s comfort, and that’s where we come in. We are their lead comforters, ...
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Sharing in the Sufferings of Christ
Any kind of suffering we face—illness, defiant kids, financial woes—now have a discipleship function. They school us in trust and obedience. Even Jesus “learned obedience ...
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