Pastoral Care
Pastors were God's idea. but we must understand what a biblical pastor does. Anyone who fellowships in a New Testament church with a plurality of elders will face this question sooner or later, often from a well-meaning fellow Christian, “Who is...
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Working with the Wind
You can't beat it; you might as well join it. We have a massive oak tree behind our house that lets loose its leaves in installments. I imagine they wait until I have put away my leaf blower, hung up my...
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The Last Revival
Do we find revival in the New Testament? Revive.” Literally, to live again. Life from death. The very word radiates hope. The Old Testament contains a record of several revivals among the people of God. There are certain elements common to...
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Revival in Church History
Revive us again! When we speak of revival, we mean “an extraordinary work of God in which Christians repent of their sins as they become intensely aware of His presence in their midst, and they manifest a positive response to God...
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Discernment in the Day of Famine
Be careful what you eat (2 Kings 4:38-41)! As the return of the Lord draws near, the need for spiritual discernment among Christians is of the utmost importance. The devil knows that his time is short, and, as the last days...
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Revival Under Hezekiah
It's never too dark to see the light. How appropriate it is to know that the name Hezekiah means “the strength of God.” For as we consider how the Lord used this man to restore the people of Judah and Israel...
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Looking Forward to Reward Day?
It's my impression that not many are. But why? Do thoughts of the Judgment Seat bring you feelings of encouragement or trepidation? It could be that we are slacking in spiritual things, spending our days playing Monopoly with our God-given resources,...
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The Post-exilic Revivals (part 1 of 2)
There is a way back to God. For 70 years, the tribe of Judah languished in Babylon under the disciplinary hand of God. But the Lord had prescribed the limits of the captivity through Jeremiah, who wrote, “And this whole land...
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