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Nothing provides as clear and painful an X-ray of our hearts quite like money. The 2008 stock market crash and resulting recession demonstrated this notion shockingly: According to researchers in the UK, more than 10,000 people committed suicide after... Continue Reading »
Editors’ note: On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. In so doing, Robinson became the first black player to appear in a Major League game, and his arrival led... Continue Reading »
Faithful Endurance: The Joy of Shepherding People for a Lifetime (Crossway/TGC, 2019), edited by Collin Hansen and Jeff Robinson Sr. This book offers pastors examples of long-term faithfulness in ministry and practical wisdom from veteran pastors for real-life issues.... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: Several years ago, Founders Ministries published Dear Timothy, an excellent multi-author work (see New & Noteworthy Books in this issue) that quickly rose to the top of my list among books on pastoral/local church ministry. That work... Continue Reading »
There’s a tendency among fallen humans to believe that the larger an institution is, the more successful it must be. We think that, of course, because it’s often true. In the ubiquitous realm of technology, Apple and Microsoft are... Continue Reading »
War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles (P&R, updated edition 2025) by Paul David Tripp The war we wage with our words is most fundamentally a war for our hearts. As Jesus put it so... Continue Reading »
God’s book of wisdom contrasts the life of the foolish man with the life of the wise man. It shows us how life works best in a fallen world. And talk is deeply important in recognizing which of those... Continue Reading »
During World War II, Adolf Hitler’s armies planted more than 1 million “Bouncing Betty” mines across Europe. They killed thousands of allied soldiers because they were small and difficult to detect. Difficult conversations often feel like trying to get... Continue Reading »
Words are vital because God has spoken to us through words. When we are reading and meditating on His Word, what are we doing? We’re hearing from Him. When we listen to sermons, we are hearers of the Word... Continue Reading »
The Church and the Surprising Offense of God’s Love: Reintroducing the Doctrines of Church Membership and Discipline (Crossway/9Marks, 2010) by Jonathan Leeman When the world speaks of “love,” it often means unconditional acceptance. Many churches have adopted this mindset... Continue Reading »
There was a time among Deep South Baptist churches when church discipline was no big deal — it was simply assumed to be a biblically appointed means of church purity and church health. There was no need to call... Continue Reading »
Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure (Zondervan, 2016) by Martyn Lloyd-Jones Spiritual Depression is one of the great classics of the modern church, diagnosing the causes of the unhappiness that many Christians experience and prescribing the practical care to... Continue Reading »
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