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20 Lessons from 20 Years in Ministry

With the hope that these thoughts might encourage others, I’m sharing 20 lessons on 20 years in ministry.

Young Men Wanted: A Missions Call for the Unmarried

Common men, ordinary men, young men can do incredible things when they trust an all-powerful God.

God’s Guidelines for Sex Aren’t Arbitrary

In a world soiled and sodden with sex, God’s rules intend to uncoil our selfishness until we become enflamed with divine love.

The D...

Ministry: A Long Yet Short Journey

Imagine becoming a pastor at age 25 and continuing your ministry until you retire around age 65. That's 40 years. Four decades. Some two thousand Sundays, which is way more than a month of Sundays.

I want to suggest that this is both a long time and a short time.

A Long Time

On one hand, forty years is a long time. It's ultramarathon territory, not sprint territory. It’s long enough that you will see trends come and go. You may perform the marriage ceremony of young couples, and later their childre...

Babylon and the Beast (Revelation 17-18)

Big Idea: We are meant for relationship with Jesus, not with a seductress who’s trying to draw us away and is doomed for judgment.

There’s something about certain cities that I really like.

I love London, England. I love the history. I love visiting Metropolitan Tabernacle where Spurgeon preached. I love visiting Bunhill Fields, where John Bunyan and Susanna Wesley are buried. The British Museum, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey — I could go on and on.

I love New York City: its restaurants, its...

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The Power of Christ in My Inconsistent Life

Christ in you is a reality even when you do not feel that it is true.

A Short Prayer for Reading the Bible

When you sit down to read the Scriptures, make this prayer your own: “More light, Lord!”

Reading Revelation

Reading the book of Revelation resembles playing the piano. It is easy to do poorly.

How Healthy Is Your Pursuit of Health?

As we train our bodies rightly, we train ultimately for godliness.

How to Mentor

So how...

Lessons From a 147-year-old Church Plant

I'm not too far into Caleb Morell’s excellent new book, A Light on the Hill, the story of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., but I can tell you that I like it. I've listened to many podcasts about the book and the founding of this church. It's like a biography, but instead of a person, it's about a church.

If God can use ordinary people, he can also use ordinary churches to make a big impact for his glory. Having been part of a new church, I'm especially interested in how Capitol Hi...

The Completion of God’s Wrath (Revelation 16)

Big Idea: God's judgment against sin is certain, but those who trust in Jesus need not fear it — their sins were already judged when Christ died on the cross.

I bet you did not expect to read this text on Easter Sunday!

There are two words that bracket the passage that we looked at last week and the passage we just read.

The first of these words is a troubling one. It’s the word wrath. It’s central to the text we just read. In fact, you could say it’s the overall theme of the middle part of Revelat...

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When Did Christians Start Celebrating Easter?

Its origin is apostolic, tied to the Passover and rooted in the Gospel.

Is It Wrong for Christians To Choose Cremation?

How should Christians think about this trend? Is this a question of faith? Is it wrong to cremate a body?

The Rule of 3

One of the best prioritization rituals is defining three priorities every day, week, and year.

The Problem With Habits (and Why We Still Need Them)

Spiritual disciplines, while neces...

Expository Preaching: More Than Verse-by-Verse

Many people claim to believe in expository preaching, but they often have different interpretations of what it means.

Some people think that expository preaching means going verse-by-verse through a passage and explaining the details of the text. Some people call this the continuous exposition or the running commentary method. To be sure, this is a form of expository preaching, but it's not the only way.

This method of preaching has its strengths. “Verse-by-verse preaching possesses a long, storie...

Joy and Judgment (Revelation 15)

Big Idea: Our salvation is characterized by both joy and judgment.

We’re about to enter what some call Holy Week. We are about to walk through some of the most significant events of Jesus’ life and ministry this week:

his triumphal entry into Jerusalem;his final evening with his disciples, in which he washed the feet of his disciples and instituted the Last Supper;Good Friday, in which Jesus was crucified, dying as a sacrifice in the place of sinners, offering redemption and reconciliation with Go...

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Read Old Books More Than New Books

For many people, it seems almost impossible to read old books, even though I have found they are much better for the soul.

The Missing Heart in AI-Generated Sermons

Robots cannot worship. Therefore, relying on a robot to prepare your sermon is to excise an indispensable element of good preaching—the heart.

Handling Praise and Criticism in Worship

Not all feedback is equal. Consider three categories of feedback: decisions, votes...