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Biblical Exposition
Gary Manning Jr — July 30, 2025
In John 4:9, the Samaritan woman is surprised that Jesus asked her for water from the well. The reason for her surprise is that Jews do not ____...
Biblical Exposition, Ministry and Leadership, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — July 21, 2025
God trains us through waiting. On the day I started writing this post, I was waiting for God to answer a prayer. You see, Trudi and I have been...
Biblical Exposition, Ministry and Leadership
Kevin Lawson — July 18, 2025
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great...
Christian Education, Ministry and Leadership
Te exaltar矇, mi Dios, mi Rey, Y bendecir矇 tu nombre eternamente y para siempre. Cada d穩a te bendecir矇, Y alabar矇 tu nombre eternamente y para...
Church Life, Ministry and Leadership
Gary McIntosh — July 16, 2025
I just dont get it, pastor Randy Gallo (not his real name) commented, while holding the cell phone closer to his ear. During the announcements...
Ministry and Leadership, New Testament
Kevin Lawson — July 11, 2025
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses...
T繳, pues, hijo m穩o, esfu矇rzate en la gracia que es en Cristo Jes繳s. Lo que has o穩do de m穩 ante muchos testigos, esto encarga a hombres fieles que...
Biblical Exposition, New Testament, Theology
Kenneth Berding — July 09, 2025
This morning, I spent time in Hebrews 12:18-24 during my morning reading in Gods Word.[1] I found myself particularly attuned to some things I had...
Gary McIntosh — July 07, 2025
When are you going to mow the lawn, pastor? The question astonished pastor Miller (not his real name). He had only served Crossroads Church for...
Gary McIntosh — June 30, 2025
Pastors seize an adventurous, daring enterprise making disciples of all people! The last words of Jesus to his disciples included a command to ...
Church Life, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — June 27, 2025
Everyone is not equally temptable. One person can be severely tempted by something that another person barely or is not-at-all tempted. Some...
Theology
William Lane Craig — June 25, 2025
This is a Q&A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Im a big fan of your work, and I have argued...
Culture, Ethics
John Bloom — June 23, 2025
This coming July marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial, the event, more than any other, that stigmatized Fundamentalist...
Christian Education
Kevin Lawson — June 20, 2025
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine . . . Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show...
Pero t繳 habla lo que est獺 de acuerdo con la sana doctrina. . . . present獺ndote t繳 en todo como ejemplo de buenas obras; en la ense簽anza mostrando...
Gary McIntosh — June 18, 2025
One of the most difficult challenges for a pastor is to determine what to do with ones time during the day. No one typically holds a pastor...
Biblical Exposition, New Testament, Old Testament
Kenneth Berding — June 13, 2025
Last year, I turned 60. I dont know if I count as an old person yet. Granted, when I was twenty, I thought sixty was ancient, but I now realize...
Gary McIntosh — June 11, 2025
If you visit your local bank or credit union, you may run into the president in the lobby. She will shake your hand, welcome you, and say how...
Biblical Exposition, Historical Theology, New Testament
Kenneth Berding — June 09, 2025
Most of you have probably heard of Josephus. An enormous amount of what we know about the history and culture of the Jewish people in and around...
Kevin Lawson — June 06, 2025
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews...
Inmediatamente, los hermanos enviaron de noche a Pablo y a Silas hasta Berea. Y ellos, habiendo llegado, entraron en la sinagoga de los jud穩os. Y...
Ministry and Leadership
Gary McIntosh — June 04, 2025
When we first begin to think of welcoming people to church, its usually the warm fuzzy things that come to mind, like smiling and being polite....
Biblical Exposition, Historical Theology, Spiritual Formation
William Lane Craig — June 02, 2025
This is a Q&A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question When did certain believers in the New Testament...
Spiritual Formation
Kevin Lawson — May 30, 2025
In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required. Then I...
Sacrificio y ofrenda no te agrada; Has abierto mis o穩dos; Holocausto y expiaci籀n no has demandado. Entonces dije: He aqu穩, vengo; En el rollo del...