|
Courier Publishing
Filter by:
In addition to being a college professor and preacher, I have the privilege of teaching self-defense skills to people in my community on a weekly basis through my self-defense company, Peaceful Warrior, LLC. Although most people we encounter in... Continue Reading »
On Nov. 5, 2017, First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, experienced a tragedy that is the nightmare of every pastor and church member. Devin Patrick Kelley killed 26 people in and around the church and wounded 20 others.... Continue Reading »
On Christmas Eve in 1914, British soldiers witnessed strange lights in the German trenches across from them. They then began to hear what sounded like singing. As the singing grew louder, the soldiers discerned that the Germans were singing... Continue Reading »
Some of you remember the Cold War, the “peaceful” conflict between the United States and the former Soviet Union, which occurred after World War II and lasted into the late 1980s and early 1990s. My family had a front... Continue Reading »
Last month, I introduced some statistics regarding the lack of personal evangelism conducted by members of American churches. This month, I’ll focus on how we can help our churches and church members become more involved in personal evangelism among... Continue Reading »
It’s been an exciting few days here at the Amplify Conference at Wheaton College. Ed Stetzer designed this inaugural conference “to lead the conversation in evangelism and then implement the renewal of evangelism in our local churches.” I attended... Continue Reading »
In the past decade I’ve noticed a rising aversion to mentioning any national holidays in worship services. Increasingly it seems that pastors do not want to preach sermons in any way related to the nation for fear that they... Continue Reading »
I still like the movie “Field of Dreams.” I must confess that I get choked up every time I watch the end of the movie where Ray (played by Kevin Costner) asks his dad, “Hey, Dad! You want to... Continue Reading »
About 300 years ago, George Whitefield and John Wesley led a great Evangelical Awakening in the United Kingdom. However, last month, on a study-abroad trip to England and Scotland, I was reminded of the need for change within churches... Continue Reading »
Last night I experienced a first on social media. A person claiming to follow Jesus Christ questioned my salvation. This individual did not know me nor anything about my beliefs — other than the fact that I differed with... Continue Reading »
Youth pastors long for ways to minimize and/or eliminate stress in their lives. They sincerely want to engage students, volunteers and parents in ministry; however, often they feel they are drowning under the stress they experience daily. Youth pastors... Continue Reading »
One of the most powerful memories I have of the Army involves standing in a chow line with other officers waiting for our enlisted soldiers to get their food. The reason we stood in line rather than going ahead... Continue Reading »
Sign Up For Email Alerts
