Last Updated: April 3, 2026 Most Christians have never been taught how to read the Bible for transformation. We know how to study Scripture for information—how to parse Greek verbs, trace theological themes, and accumulate biblical knowledge. Yet millions of believers remain spiritually stagnant despite years of Bible reading. The problem isn’t a lack of […]
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Ministry is war. But the battlefield isn’t where most church leaders think it is. We blame difficult team members. We blame lack of resources. We blame cultural resistance, declining religious affiliation, and the increasing secularization of our communities. But as Paul Tripp recently reminded us, “The real war is not out there. The real war
“Seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not.” – Jeremiah 45:5 There’s a subtle disease that infects church planters somewhere between the first core team meeting and the fifth year of ministry. It’s not burnout, though it often leads there. It’s not heresy, though it distorts our theology. It’s an identity crisis so complete
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Paul wrote to the Corinthians with a startling claim: “Though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers” (1 Corinthians 4:15). In an age of Christian content abundance, we’ve never had more teachers. What we desperately need are spiritual parents. The Crisis of Orphaned Disciples Walk into most churches on any
\n\n Paul’s charge to Timothy is startlingly simple: “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2:2). Four generations of discipleship in one verse. Yet here’s what we often miss—Paul doesn’t say “the things you’ve
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Forty percent of American adults didn’t read a single book in 2021. Among young men, the numbers are even more dire—leisure reading has plummeted 40% over the past two decades, with many spending hours daily on TikTok but unable to finish a paragraph without reaching for their phones. This isn’t just a cultural curiosity. It’s
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