The apostle Paul, in his epistle to the Ephesians, exhorts God’s people to “walk as children of light…and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord” (Eph. 5:8b,10).…
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When German Lutheran pastor, Martin Rinkart (1586–1649), penned the familiar hymn “Now Thank We All Our God” as a prayer to be offered before meals, he probably was not…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistryWorship
The Portrait of a Pastor
The Priorities of Pastoral Ministryby Doug Griffith March 9, 2020Being raised in a non-Christian home, I didn’t have a healthy model of a biblical pastor or church. I began ministry nearly 40 years ago and, while I had…
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ChurchConfessionalTheology
Striking at the Vitals of Religion
The Courage to Discipline Theological Errorby Nick Willborn February 25, 2020One of the marks of a genuine church of Jesus Christ has, for centuries, been the proper biblical discipline of those who sin and live in that sin in…
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ChurchConfessionalLeadership
Church Discipline as a “Mark” of the Church
by Adam Parker February 9, 2020When you think of church discipline, what comes to mind? Those with more colorful imaginations may think of the Spanish Inquisition. Others may think of a pastor with a…
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