Posts in category Ministry

Bathe the children. Cook three square meals. Weed the garden. Repair the fence. Beat back the vines of the encroaching jungle. Unclog the outhouse. Patch …

Christians should parent their children in a gospel-centered manner, even when it comes to schoolwork.

“God does not want us to be spiritual mushrooms,” wrote J. O. Fraser in 1918 from the Yunnan province of China.[1] Fraser spoke from experience—in …

In our increasingly “spiritual but not religious” society, we are seeing a growing interest in things like karma, mindfulness, and zen. These ideas and practices come directly from Buddhism. In this article, veteran missionary Forrest McPhail explains how we can engage those who embrace Buddhist beliefs with the truths of the gospel.

The unbelieving world views this new, beautiful nature through the lens of submission.

Discipling is more than leading a Bible study or doing life together. It’s a deliberate lifestyle of prayerfully proclaiming and humbly modeling the truths of God’s Word in order to help other believers grow in Christlikeness.

Our church family considers several important biblical balances of music-making. You may know some of the vociferous debates that Christians have had over the centuries …

When doubts or questions arise, parents should take advantage of these teachable moments by unpacking the hope-giving truths of the gospel. Even if the child is genuinely a believer, it certainly won’t hurt them to hear the promises of the gospel afresh.

On January 20, 2020, the United State saw its first laboratory confirmed case of Covid-19. Little did we know then how much that first case …

Without question, George Muller is one of my favorite individuals in church history. Page after page in his autobiography, Muller recounts astonishing, providential answers to prayer. …