Books

Food for Thought

Shepherding the church has been and always will be theological at root.

When You Don’t Want to Read the Bible

You were ultimately made to respond to God’s heart. You were made to know the voice of the Good Shepherd, to lean on his care, to depend on his provisions, to trust in his protection. You were made to come running when your Father calls you home to sit at his table!

David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.

Rideshare Redemption

Over the past two years alone, about 25 customers have accepted Christ, Hickman reports.

Putting on Your ‘Church Face’

We want a kind of love that sees us in our most vulnerable condition—soul-naked—and embraces us.

Building a Real Relationship

Talking about my faith hasn’t always been easy, but growing up, I’m sure it was easier for me than it probably was for most.

Temple Baptist: A Community Pillar

“They say you grow where you are planted, and I have come to appreciate that more than ever,” Pastor Walsworth says. “I’ve learned the value of longevity.”

Recognize and Overcome One of the Enemy’s Greatest Weapons: Shame

For many of us, the voice of our inner critic is deafening, and quickly demeans our value or worth because of the pain we carry around from our past because of what we’ve done or what has been done to us.

Defending the Gospel Truth

Many of today’s apologists work hard to present a fair sampling of alternative views rather than offer verses that try to force a person into their own doctrinal molds.

Do We Live Out Our Beliefs?

Most people’s actual lives and beliefs are not in sync, and that goes for the Christian world.

3 Steps to Reach Your Community

Church members must challenge each other to see Christ in the hard and out-of-the-way places in the community and go there to be a blessing to the community.