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When Victory Clouds the Battlefield: The Urgent Need for Church Revitalization A compelling reminder that some victories don’t mean the...

Magic, Morality, and the Mouse: A Christian's Call to Discernment I’ve had concerns about Disney for quite some time. Even before my wife...

Peace in the Storm Have you ever wanted peace so badly, but felt like you could never find it? Life is full of stress, problems, and...

Responding Biblically When Church Conflict Goes Public Sometimes people get hurt in churches — genuinely hurt. Misunderstandings, hard...

The angry Baptist! And they don't want you to be happy either! We’ve all heard of the Hyper-Calvinist — the theologian who out-Calvins...

Church Revitalization is Possible! When a church is on the brink of death—attendance in the single digits, buildings in disrepair, and a...

The Scofield Reference Bible I remember in 1982 when I was saved and started preaching. I was 14 years of age. My dad bought a Bible for me. It was a Scofield Reference Bible. It was brown. I loved it and carried it for years. I still have it, but it has been retired from active service. I remember reading it over and over again. I memorized many verses. I read its notes and references. Little did I understand at that time that 44 years later there would be such controversy,

The Loss We All Feel I was driving back from Florida, and I began to notice all of the signs for lawyer services. As a kid, I remember it was considered unethical and unprofessional for lawyers and doctors to advertise. I certainly didn't think of it that way as a child, I just somehow knew in my mind they were not supposed to do it. As I was driving along, I began to wonder what had happened. Why the change? As I meditated on this, my mind began to wander, and I began to que

Don't Fall For It! Yes, programs are a key ingredient to the successful revitalization of a church, however, we must be very careful, and biblical in choosing what programs we implement. The programs must be biblically sound and discipling in nature. In every generation, well-meaning pastors and church leaders have sought ways to reach their communities and grow their churches. Many have been deeply sincere, driven by a desire to see souls saved and pews filled. During the mi

Guest article by David Hyles...my friend. If You Can’t Be a King, Be a Friend There are many ways God chooses to use a person. Some are...

Here We Go Again! By Brent Madaris, D.Min. In the world of evangelical ministry, the dust of another crumbling platform will eventually...

Grandma Comes Clean! “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”—1 Peter 5:7 (KJV) This beloved verse is often quoted for...

Stay strong, Christian. The fire has purpose. And your Savior is worth it! It’s one thing to preach about faithfulness in trial—it’s...

Words Have Consequences In recent days, some prominent voices—Christian leaders included—have responded to legal rulings with strong,...

The Quiet Crisis: When the Church Stops Speaking for Souls ...

Beyond The Walls We Have Built, To The Savior Who Unites Us! Introduction: A Plea from Within This article is not written from a place of...

"A penny for your thought?" In many small and struggling churches across America, especially in revitalization contexts, pastors quietly...

What Will We Do About This? How Independent Baptists Can Wisely Engage the Renewed Openness to Christ in America In a culture many had...

In recent years, a growing number of Christians have spoken out against the phrase, “ask Jesus into your heart.” The concern is that this wording promotes a shallow understanding of salvation — or worse, that it misrepresents the gospel altogether. While I understand the concern about oversimplified or misleading terminology, I want to offer a needed clarification: While the phrase “ask Jesus into your heart” isn’t found in Scripture, the concept it seeks to express — beli

We Can Reach The Next Generation! Over the past six years, something interesting has been happening in the UK—church attendance has risen...