It’s a long week and there’s not enough coffee in the world. You have exhausted your preaching, but another sermon must come. So you stare at the screen as the blinking cursor mocks you. Come on. Think! The words come slow. Do you ever struggle with the blank page in your sermon preparation? Honestly, most…
On Friday, December 20, 1974, Chris Carrier was a 10-year-old boy living in Coral Gables, Florida. He was on his way home for school when his life traumatically changed forever. A man abducted Chris, stabbed him several times with an ice pick, burned him with cigarettes, shot him in the head, and left him to…
Every serious student of the Bible needs to build a resource library with the best commentaries. But let’s face it, commentaries are expensive! Most pastors and seminary students I know don’t have the money to buy them all. So if you are like me, you need to make your money count. This usually means focusing…
84% of pastors use a standard word processing application for sermon writing. Sermonary is working to change that. Sermonary is a new online tool launching today that promises to help pastors build their sermon more efficiently by writing, presenting, and storing their sermons on a single platform After launching on kickstarter a few months ago, Sermonary…
Christian devotion is a series of imperfect steps of faith. Every hero in the history of Christianity has flaws. There’s not a single figure in church history (aside from Jesus) who did not make mistakes. Look close enough, and you can find flaws in the lives of all Christian men and women. But look close…
Most of us know what our priorities should be. If we were to take a test about it, most of us would pass. But the real test is what we do under the pressure of our daily lives. When we have to choose one thing over another, our real priorities show. In his book, Essentialism,…
Every marriage erodes without work. Think about it. When you first met your future husband or wife, you were hyper alert. Your heart beat faster. Your brain analyzed everything. You thought about your looks, your words, your actions, and how it all might appear to them. You worked hard to pursue and woo. But then,…
How often do we let fear stop us from telling people about Jesus? We fear being judged, appearing rude, or upsetting them. So we pretend everything is alright. We keep the gospel to ourselves. But deep down, we know they are headed for disaster. It’s a lot like the true story of King Gustav Adolphus…
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