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The Good Book Blog — October 08, 2021
This guest post is by J. D. Greear, the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC, and former president of the Southern Baptist...
Octavio Esqueda — September 24, 2021
I have frequently heard from many Christian leaders the claim that faith in Christ is the most important thing of all and that everything else is...
Kenneth Berding — September 11, 2021
Twenty years ago, my wife and I were living with our two daughters in a suburb on the northern edge of New York City. The shock waves from the two...
Kenneth Berding — August 29, 2021
I’m writing these comments as someone who has great appreciation for the modern worship movement. Still…. Am I the only one who has noticed a spate...
Kenneth Berding — August 25, 2021
I grew up in a church setting that was really into “higher life” teaching. This teaching goes by many different names, including “victorious...
Joanne Jung — April 30, 2021
The following is the fourth post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Read The Good Book Blog series written by Professor...
Mark Saucy — July 08, 2020
Like never before, events of recent weeks give weight to the claim that tribalism in American society has never been greater than it is today....
Octavio Esqueda — February 24, 2020
El cristianismo tiene a la verdad como el eje central de su mensaje y práctica. La verdad para los cristianos es mucho más que aseveraciones...
Octavio Esqueda — January 16, 2020
Últimamente he escuchado con bastante frecuencia a muchos líderes cristianos afirmar que la fe en Cristo es lo más importante de todo y que todo lo...
Octavio Esqueda — October 03, 2019
Hay experiencias que nos cambian la perspectiva de la vida y otras que son memorables por ser únicas o especiales. En mi caso, una de estas...
Octavio Esqueda — August 22, 2019
El amor a Dios y al prójimo es el cimiento esencial del cristianismo. Es imposible ser un verdadero seguidor de Cristo si el amor a Dios y a los...
Octavio Esqueda — July 17, 2019
El Dr. Leroy Ford (1922-2012) fue uno de los educadores más importantes del siglo pasado. Tuvo un ministerio muy productivo como pastor, escritor y...
Octavio Esqueda — June 26, 2019
El poder es siempre el común denominador en cualquier situación de abuso ya sea físico, verbal o emocional. Todos los abusadores actúan de esa...
Octavio Esqueda — April 15, 2019
This post stems from the Kern reading group on Faith, Work and Economics at Talbot, a small group comprised of Talbot and Crowell faculty that...
Octavio Esqueda — March 20, 2019
El cántico de María conocido como el Magnificat es uno de los salmos de alabanza más bellos de las Sagradas Escrituras. Este cántico tiene una...
Octavio Esqueda — December 20, 2018
José, es el personaje olvidado de la navidad. Obviamente en la navidad celebramos el nacimiento de Jesús, el Cristo o Mesías, quien vino a este...
Octavio Esqueda — October 24, 2018
El término “evangelio” es muy importante ya que resume el mensaje central del cristianismo. Esta palabra tiene su origen en el griego εὐαγγέλιον [...
Octavio Esqueda — August 13, 2018
La integridad es el fundamento esencial de un seguidor de Cristo. Nuestro carácter define, proclama y representa nuestra fe en un Dios santo a...
Gary McIntosh — June 06, 2018
Recent research among church planters, as well as turnaround pastors, has revealed that having a coach is a predictor of success. This should not...
Octavio Esqueda — May 17, 2018
Para nadie es un secreto que el movimiento evangélico en los Estados Unidos y la Convención Bautista del Sur se encuentran en un periodo crítico...
Gary McIntosh — May 14, 2018
A generation of baby-boomer pastors are facing retirement age. Spanning an eighteen year gap from 54- to 72-years-old, approximately 10,000 boomers...
Joe Hellerman — May 10, 2018
In the first installment of Course Corrections For Worship Ministry , I maintained that Worship Is About US — Not About ME . I challenged us to...
Joe Hellerman — May 08, 2018
I am a pastor. I play keyboards on our church worship team. And I am a New Testament scholar. As you might imagine, I have some pretty strong...
John McKinley — April 25, 2018
I often prefer to work on projects alone, instead of as part of a group or with a partner. Working alone seems efficient and clear, because I only...
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John McKinley — April 18, 2018
In part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 of this essay, I reflected on what makes for a balanced life in terms of the bodily needs for proper care in...
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