How Can You Tell if a Church Is Gospel-Centered? Start with the Pulpit. YANCEY ARRINGTON The tagline “gospel-centered” has become commonplace in the church-planting world. In many ways, this is a good thing. But we do well to ask: What exactly does the phrase...
God Uses Everything Why Our Suffering Is Never Wasted Article by Vaneetha Rendall Risner Regular Contributor Recently I was hurt by a friend over an insensitive comment she made. My first response was to get upset, and then I began mentally cataloging a list of...
Remember your Pastor By Alistair Begg. Brothers, pray for us. 1 Thessalonians 5:25 This one morning in the year we reserved to remind each reader of the importance of praying for ministers, and we earnestly implore every Christian household to heed this request first...
When a Child Disobeys Six Steps for Healthy Correction Article by Sam Crabtree Pastor, Minneapolis, Minnesota Correcting children can be a matter of babies and bathwater. How do we preserve the phenomenal God-given potential these children possess, without condoning...
What Are The ESV Scripture Journals All About? (NT ESV Journal is available in the SBC bookstore) You’ve probably seen something recently about the ESV Scripture Journals. According to the publisher, they “pair the entirety of individual books of the New Testament...