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For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we […]

American pastors are abandoning their posts, left and right, and at an alarming rate. They are not leaving their churches or getting other jobs. Congregations still pay their salaries. Their names remain on the church stationary and they continue to appear in the pulpits on Sundays. But they are abandoning their posts, their calling. They […]

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set […]

I had the privilege to preach the last two weeks at churches that are struggling. The term ‘struggling’ can refer to a number of different things for the church, from: decrease in attendance, financial woes, infighting, loss of pastor, or simply a dip in morale. For some churches, it is all of the above. There […]

Woe to those who rise early in the morning,       that they may run after strong drink,    who tarry late into the evening       as wine inflames them!   They have lyre and harp,       tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,    but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD,       or […]