Thrown to the Wolves
Americans love to use metaphoric cliche`s when talking. Perhaps you have heard “make a mountain out of a molehill”, “pull the wool over his eyes”, “on his last leg”, “bite the dust”, “stretch the truth”, “hold your horses”, “turn over a new leaf”, “kick the bucket”, “lost your marbles”, “beat the bushes”, “when it rains
P Is for Plagiarism (Part 2)
Let’s begin with the fact that honesty and ministry go together, and what God has brought together must not be torn asunder. Another name for this is “integrity.” How can anybody claim to preach God’s truth when the message was pilfered from somebody else? How can ministers exhort us to love the Lord when they
SBCPC
This site provides all the information you need regarding the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference. Even if you won’t be attending, the site provides a valuable 40-day online prayer resource guide. www.sbcpc.net 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Lesson from Children
by Vance Havner Children (Matthew 18:2)Childish (Matthew 11:16-19)Childlike (Matthew 18:3) 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
"I know nothing which can so comfort the soul; so calm the swelling billows of sorrow and grief; so speak peace to the winds of trial, as a devout musing upon the subject of the Godhead." - C. H. Spurgeon
The Godhead
"The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great God whom he calls Father." - J. I. Packer
God the Father
"The greatest question before the Church is always God Himself, and the most portentous fact about any man is not what he at any given time may say or do, but what he in the deep heart conceives God to be like. We tend, by a secret law of the soul, to move toward our mental image of God." - A. W. Tozer
God
Preaching by Faith and Sight
A 2007 Leadership journal survey of preachers shows the visual revolution is well underway. Leadership surveys 515 subscribers who, as lead pastors, preach regularly. Most have entered the visual fray–some signed on willingly, others feel conscripted–but almost all have felt the ground shift beneath their pulpits as technologies, audience expectations, and Game Boy learning styles make new demands on
How wired are teens and their parents?
(as seen in USA TODAY Snapshots) Parents Teens Cellphone 89% 63% Desktop Computer 83% 72% Laptop Computer 37% 25% iPod or MP3 Player 29% 51% PDA 13% 8% 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
How People Find a Church
(from LifeWay Research, as appeared in Facts & Trends) Resources “Unchurched” would likely use if looking for a church and “Church Switchers” did use to find a new churchUnchurched – February 2008 study; defined as people who have not attended a religious service in the past six months.Church Switchers – December 2006 study; defined as
Volume 08, Issue 09
As we move toward Memorial Day and the celebration of the 4th of July, you might find these stories alarming, sad and most of all indicative that we are living in a postmodern, post-Christian culture. Our failure to be salt and light has resulted in society now dictating we stay in the shaker and leave
Do You Know?: James Montgomery Boice
James Montgomery Boice (1938-2000) was a successful inner city pastor and articulate spokesman for the Reformed faith in America and around the world. He was the pastor of Philadelphia’s historic Tenth Presbyterian Church (1968-2000) and his teaching continues to be aired on The Bible Study Hour radio and Internet broadcast. In 1996 he brought The