While it is hard to settle on the three major reasons for my belief in the pre-trib rapture, I think one of the greatest supports of the pre-trib view is the preponderance of evidence when everything is considered. While I believe there are some key evidences as I will illustrate below, its the overall impact of the many evidences that add to my conviction of the pre-trib view. Perhaps this in its... »
Dear Pastor,I know you went to seminary so you could preach amazing sermons about grace and redemption. Perhaps you imagined becoming another Billy Graham where every sermon brought hundreds of people to Christ. Maybe you preach by working your way through the lectionary, Sunday by Sunday. You want to be original but profound. You want a message that will be remembered by someone after they wa... »
Shepherding my family and my church are intertwined. Some might advocate separating the two, but it’s impossible since my household is part of the local church. When I leave the church building, I come home to church members. The call to pastor a church is not an individual decision, but rather collective determination by a... The post Five Reasons My Family Loves (Really!) Ministry Together appea... »
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ave you noticed the river of terrible news running through your Facebook feed? Spoiler: there's a lot. The more awful the story, the more likely it's going to get shared. In fact, if it's horrific enough, it doesn't even have to be true. One of the things that surprises me most is how many of these horrible news stories […] The post 5 Reasons Christia... »