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August 2021

August 08, 2021

The Lord is Near in Our Pain- 1 Samuel 1

(This post is the first in a series of expositional posts on 1 Samuel. Though...

February 2021

February 16, 2021

Why I Switched from a Digital Bible to a Paper Bible

When I was a young pastor, one of my favorite sounds was to hear people...

November 2020

November 22, 2020

The First 15 Verses that Every Christian Should Memorize

When I was a young Christian, the people who discipled me pointed out the importance...

October 2020

October 04, 2020

How Can I Know that I Am a Christian?

Many Christians throughout the centuries have dealt with a lack of assurance. They think they...

April 2019

April 07, 2019

When the Bible Confronts Your Confirmation Bias

“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes along and...

September 2018

September 12, 2018

The Good News of God’s Providence

Hurricane Florence’s march towards the Carolinas caused me to reminisce on some of the hurricanes...

August 2018

August 07, 2018

Why You Should Read Genesis

Many eager Bible readers plunged into the beginning chapters of Genesis only to bog down...

August 01, 2018

How to Improve Your Biblical Literacy

I recently heard Jen Wilkin argue that the American church faces a biblical literacy crisis....

May 2018

May 31, 2018

How to Sharpen Your Concentration for Bible Reading

We live in a distracted age. We sneak frequent glances at our phones and get...

April 2018

April 17, 2018

Why You Should Study Theology

Recently I was in a restaurant and a Bible study group was meeting at a...

January 2018

January 09, 2018

The Absolute Necessity of Scripture Memory

Recently, I ran across this post about Vern Poythress’ Scripture memory habits. While I had...

January 01, 2018

How to Grow in God’s Word in 2018

As the new year dawns, many people will get started working on their New Year’s...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

Why You Should Live in the Psalms

In our distracted and fast-paced world, many Christians struggle to gain depth in our spiritual...

October 2017

October 16, 2017

Four Suggestions for Reading the Minor Prophets

This week, my Bible reading plan brought me to the Minor Prophets. I have been...

August 2017

August 16, 2017

4 Bible Reading Strategies for Reading Plan Quitters

Do you sometimes find yourself being envious of the people who start a Bible reading...

July 2017

July 09, 2017

Good News for Difficult Times

When difficult times come along, is your first instinct to remember the goodness of God...

June 2017

June 13, 2017

How to Remember the Bible Verses You Memorize

The discipline of memorizing Bible verses pays great dividends in the life of a Christian....

January 2017

January 23, 2017

Why You Should Devote Yourself to Scripture Memory

One of my earliest memories of church as a young boy was working on memory...

December 2016

December 14, 2016

How Can I Know that I am a Christian?

For the first three months of 1997, I wrestled with whether or not I...

December 06, 2016

Why You Should Wage War Against Your Sin

Every Christian, no matter how long he has walked with Jesus, struggles with temptations to...

November 2016

November 15, 2016

Six Tips for Preaching from Proverbs

This past Sunday I finished preaching a three-month series in the book of Proverbs. Solomon...

November 10, 2016

How to Read the Bible Every Day

Often when you mention reading the Bible every day to Christians, they either hang their...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

Why Proverbs 31 Shouldn’t Overwhelm You

This past weekend my sermon in Proverbs focused on what Solomon has to say about...

October 05, 2016

Why You Need to Read the Whole Bible Every Year

We live in times of unprecedented biblical illiteracy. In this post from earlier this year,...

August 2016

August 09, 2016

The First 15 Bible Verses a Christian Needs to Memorize

A few months ago, I listed eight passages of Scripture every Christian needs to commit...

August 03, 2016

A Few Good Reads

“Christianity’s Manhood Problem” Most Christian congregations have more women in attendance than men. This problem...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Should I Correct a Foolish Person or Stay Silent?

“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.” Proverbs...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Eight Passages Every Christian Should Memorize

Though I didn’t come to faith in Christ until I was in college, I grew...

June 20, 2016

Why I’m Using a Physical Copy of the Bible Again

In my younger years as a pastor one of my favorite sounds was to hear...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

Stop Saying “God Gives Second Chances”

Often pastors and Christians use well-intentioned, but unhelpful phrases to try to convey the great...

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