When David describes his response of worship in 2 Samuel 6, he uses the word “undignified,” saying to Michal (Saul’s daughter), “And I...

In 2010 Nancy Pelosi urged Congress to pass all 828 pages of Obamacare regulations just minutes after it had been posted, before anyone...

Picture this: I was preaching in this little church and a Pentecostal woman, sitting about halfway back, kept raising her hand. I found...

You learn a lot about people when they die. For instance, you find out how well loved somebody was—or not. You begin to hear about...

If you grew up in church, you know the story of Zacchaeus. He was a “wee little man” who climbed a tree to see Jesus. I guess there are...

Next week, more than 12,000 Great Commission Baptists will be in New Orleans for the SBC Annual Meeting. I will be one of them. Every...

The story goes that a little boy wanted a bicycle very badly, but he didn’t know how to pray for one. He tried to imitate how his parents...

The greatest temptation you’ll have this year is to pursue some good purpose—some good thing you believe God wants you to have (and you...

During last year’s football season, quarterback Cam Newton made some statements that blew up the internet. He was implying that the Bible...

When God created the world, he used a wand. No, that’s not right. When God created the world, he concocted a potion. That’s not right...

You are on a sinking ship and need to evacuate. The next closest ship is hours away and life preservers are the only chance of survival....

Recently, I’ve been listening to a series about dictators on a British podcast called Noiser. It’s a fascinating and disturbing deep...

This weekend I mentioned some parenting resources, and I wanted to follow up by providing a handful of the ones I’ve found most helpful....

The first (and only) time we meet Zacchaeus, he’s up a tree, trying to catch a glimpse of Jesus. Zacchaeus couldn’t have known this, but...

In the 1920s, many Americans left their low-paying factory jobs in the Northeast for a chance of a fortune through farming in the...

Most of us live according to the “natural rule” or “flesh rule”: Do unto others as they have done unto you. This is as instinctive as...

If you stumbled onto a flux capacitor—you know, like the one in Back to the Future—and you could travel back to any time in your life,...

Most of us, when we hear Jesus say, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. … But woe to you who are rich, for...

When life takes an unexpected turn, you have a choice: Take matters into your own hands or do things God’s way and wait on him to fulfill...

In 1 Samuel 28, King Saul’s fear and insecurity rear their ugly heads as he faces the Philistine army. He had already lost the assurance...