This sponsored post was provided by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The call to ministry is indeed a subjective thing. We use phrases like “feeling called” and “sensing a call.” Sometimes we may talk about “discerning” a call or “wrestling with” a call. If you are in one of those categories of thinking, how can you…
This sponsored post was provided by Chris Castaldo and Gregg Allison, authors of the new book The Unfinished Reformation: What Unites and Divides Catholics after 500 years. As it happens, I reviewed it on September 13. The Reformation is not finished. Fundamental differences of doctrine continue to separate Catholics and Protestants. These include views on…
This sponsored post was prepared by Jon Nielson, author of Faith That Lasts. That generation we call the “millennials” – individuals born between 1980 and 2000 – has been the subject of millions of words written in the recent years…particularly words written by Christians. How do we reach this generation? What are they looking for…
This sponsored post was prepared by Wayne Grudem on behalf of Zondervan Academic Online Courses. Dr. Grudem’s mini-course, Introduction to the Bible: The Doctrine of Scripture, is available free for readers of Tim Challies’ blog this week only. What is the Word of God? The Word of God actually refers to several different things in…
“In hindsight, the signs were everywhere that Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace was going to be an epic disappointment.” So wrote Rolling Stone when reporting on its readers’ poll of the twenty most disappointing movie sequels. The Phantom Menace came in top of the list. So with epic disappointment a possibility even for…
This sponsored post is provided by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you’ve been in church ministry for any length of time, you’ve probably discovered that one of the persistent challenges of your role is the apparent need to treat it like ten roles. While nearly every pastor is exceptionally gifted in one particular area or…
Join us for the 2017 G3 Conference | Reserve your seat(s) | Prices increase August 22nd In 1521, just a few years after nailing his Ninety-Five Theses to the castle door in Wittenberg, Martin Luther was called to assemble before the Diet of Worms in the city of Worms, Germany. Luther arrived in a covered…
This sponsored post is provided by Zondervan and Nabeel Qureshi. Islam is the world’s second-largest and fastest-growing religion, putting it on pace to surpass Christianity in its number of followers by the end of the century. Millions of our American neighbors are Muslim, yet the average American Christian knows little about Islam’s claims and the…
This sponsored post was prepared by SmallGroup.com who invites you to sign up for a free trial. Every time Jesus makes someone more like Himself, it is a miracle. If we are honest about our own hearts we will admit that discipleship is truly miraculous. If your church has decided that discipleship occurs best within…
This sponsored post was provided by Jonathan Morrow, impact360.org || @Jonathan_Morrow @impact360 Is it OK to disagree with other peoples’ deeply held beliefs anymore? You’ve heard the buzzwords: Coexist. Hate speech. Discrimination. Micro-aggressions. Trigger warnings. Speech codes. It’s becoming obvious to anyone paying attention to the media these days that certain moral and religious viewpoints…
This sponsored post was prepared by Dr. Joel Beeke of Reformation Heritage Books. I have been an avid reader since childhood, and I invest many hours in the writing, editing, and publication of books—both print and electronic. God Himself has chosen to give us His heavenly communication as a Book. However, in that holy Book,…
This sponsored post was prepared by Christian History Magazine who invites you to try a free subscription. All I wanted to do was share stories about my experiences as a kid with my four children while we drove home from church. Maybe, I thought, they would identify with my struggles and glean some wisdom from…
This sponsored post was prepared by Daniel Henderson, author of Old Paths, New Power. For every Gospel action, there is an opposite and devious demonic reaction. In Acts 6:7 we see one of the great moments of spiritual resurgence in the early church. The apostles refused to be distracted from their salient priorities of “prayer…
This sponsored post was prepared by The Word One to One. The Bible You Have in Your Hand is Probably Useless. While this title may shock you, the shocking reality is that it’s probably true. All too often the Bible is left shut when we talk to non-Christian friends about our faith. This is what…
“My son, give me your heart” (Proverbs 23:26) If I had to pick just one verse on parenting from the book of Proverbs— the main source of our biblical wisdom on this subject— it would be Proverbs 23:26. Here we have the very pulse of the Bible’s teaching on a father’s relationship with his children,…
Summer is just around the corner—the perfect time to relax and feed your soul with a good book. But what type of vacation reader are you? From the 1000 words-per-minute reader to those who start but never quite finish… take this quiz to discover your reading style, as well as the perfect books to pack…
Books At a Glance is a Christian book summary service. We take the newest and most significant books that Christian publishers, such as Crossway, Zondervan, IVP, B&H, Baker, etc. publish, and then every week we take one or two of those books and condense them into a 7-10-page, chapter-by-chapter summary, so that you can learn…
This sponsored post was prepared by Missional Wear. Still trying to figure out the perfect gift for a father or graduate in your life? Dads and grads are very special to us, however, they can sometimes be a tough crowd to shop for. They aren’t always vocal about what they want or have a tendency…
This sponsored post was prepared by Made to Flourish, which is a pastors’ network for the common good. When we stop to think about it, it is significant that the majority of church members spend most of their time not at church activities, but at work. Yet churches often have a hard time knowing how…
This sponsored post was prepared by the Biblical Eldership Resources team. All leaders want to be successful. Success has its perks, but it also has its downside—and being highly successful can have a highly dangerous downside. A leader can become domineering and dictatorial, resulting in devastated lives, decimated churches and demise of ministries. Church leaders…