Tag: pastor
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4 goals I have with every sermon I preach
I’ve had the privilege of preaching over 450 sermons. In every sermon, I have four goals and those never change. 1. To be faithful to the text Preaching must begin with the text itself. That might sound like stating the obvious, but it’s not actually where every pastor starts. Many pastors start with an idea…
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Coronavirus, fear, and theology
Coronavirus continues to spread, causing fear and uncertainty with global markets. There have been people who have blamed the media for sensationalizing the virus and who point to the hundreds of thousands of people who die from the flu every year. There are people who blame China. People who blame President Trump for how he’s…
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James MacDonald starting home church network less than a year after being fired from mega church
A year ago, James MacDonald was fired from Harvest Bible Chapel, a megachurch located primarily around Chicago, which he had founded more than 30 years ago. MacDonald’s dismissal came after Chicago radio host Mancow Muller played explosive clips of MacDonald criticizing investigative reporter Julie Roys, Christianity Today editor Mark Galli (and making implications about an inappropriate relationship…
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Popular Christian author renounces faith
Joshua Harris, who wrote the highly influential Evangelical Christian dating book “I kissed dating goodbye” in the mid 90s announced last week that he and his wife were separating. Today, Harris announced that he has also kissed Christianity goodbye.
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Best of 2018. #4 No matter how terrible things seem, the gospel shows that there is always hope
As 2018 comes to a close, I am sharing some of my top posts from this year. Andrew Stoecklein was pastor of a megachurch in California who took his life last week. I’ve seen many stories shared about this man this week. I’ve seen articles about social media posts his wife has made in the…
Josh Benner 