What We Should Expect from Preaching
Few things are as misunderstood as preaching. Some view preaching as the “main event” in the worship service each week. Others...
Ministry & Leadership
What Congregations Owe Their Teenagers
The teen years are some of the most challenging and yet formative years of a person’s life. As friends are made...
Non-Negotiable: What Do You Believe?
As a young preacher, one of the first congregations I worked with taught me the importance of actually living out the...
Is My Child Ready to be Baptized?
Many Christian parents of young children wrestle with how to answer this question. A child—perhaps somewhere between 5 and 15 years...
Ten Favorite Books of 2018
I love reading books. I did not always like reading, but since I picked up reading again for fun in college,...
Are We Using the Right Measurements?
In just about any church building in the country, one can look around and, usually either in the back of the...
What Does A False Teacher Look Like?
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring...
What Should Visitors Hear When They Visit Your Church?
Picture this: A man and his wife visit our assembly because of a personal invitation or merely because they noticed our...
Letters to the Church: A Review
**This is not a review of the theology of Francis Chan nor of the appropriateness of using denominational material. Those are...
Introducing The New PSF!
I have long felt inadequate as a writer for PlainSimpleFaith. Many of the topics I have addressed are bigger than me,...