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New and Noteworthy Books: December 2023

God’s Not Done with You: Encouragement from the Bible’s Greatest Comeback Stories (Good Book Company) by John Meador We all experience setbacks and disappointments in life. Sometimes those setbacks become entire seasons of life. Businesses fail, relationships falter, discouragement... Continue Reading »

Grace and Truth: Thank You, Lord, for Another Year of Preserving Grace

I clicked on her Facebook page with eager anticipation of seeing her husband again — an old friend — and their two children, now grown and likely with families of their own. Our two families had been among the... Continue Reading »

Lost people facing hell is the world’s greatest problem, Chitwood tells SCBC

The digital numbers on the video screen counted upward in half-second intervals like an out-of-control speedometer: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, as IMB President Paul Chitwood preached from Revelation 20 before messengers of the 203rd annual South Carolina Baptist Convention... Continue Reading »

New and Noteworthy Books: November 2023

Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age (Crossway) by Rosaria Butterfield Modern culture is increasingly outspoken against a biblical understanding of what it means to be a woman. Even some Christians, swayed by the LGBTQ+ movement, have rejected God’s Word... Continue Reading »

What disasters preach: ‘Repent or you shall likewise perish’

My second Sunday as a full-time pastor came five days after the worst tornado outbreak in American history afflicted our city and its surrounding region. I preached from Job 1–2, and we put the sermon title on our marquee:... Continue Reading »

‘Why Am I Suffering?’ — When God Gives You Uncomfortable Grace

A few years ago, I took a pastorate with the goal of shepherding that flock faithfully for at least 25 years. I told them as much after an overwhelming majority of members voted for me to occupy the sacred... Continue Reading »

Grace and Truth: God’s Alibi

It’s a question every Christian who has ever lived has asked: “I’m a follower of Christ, yet I’m going through some terrible adversity. Where is God?” Fundamentally, that question lurks behind the cover story for this issue of The... Continue Reading »

New and Noteworthy Books: October 2023

Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry (Crossway, 2012) by Paul David Tripp If I could assign every young pastor and every local church member to read one book on ministry with the promise they’d work through... Continue Reading »

Two Bible Texts to Strengthen a Pastor on Monday

Church ministry — whether you’re serving as a preaching pastor, an elder, a missionary, or otherwise — is a lot like baseball. It’s an exercise in managing failure. Here’s what I mean: Ted Williams, arguably the greatest hitter in... Continue Reading »

Grace and Truth: Churches, It is Good for You to Love Your Pastors Well

Until I became a pastor about 16 years ago, I had no idea that faithful pastors should receive hazardous duty pay. I was blessed to grow up in the home of a Southern Baptist family deeply devoted to church... Continue Reading »

New and Noteworthy Books: September 2023

Teaching Truth and Training Hearts: The Study of Catechisms in Baptist Life (Founders Press) by Thomas J. Nettles Catechisms are a first cousin to confessions of faith and have served as a useful tool in training the hearts and... Continue Reading »

How Narrow Should the Confession Be?

I did a double-take when I read the sign in front of a small white church beside a two-lane blacktop that snaked through the hills of western North Carolina. I stopped and backed up my SUV to get a... Continue Reading »