Articles by Other Leaders

Another high-profile pastor resigns in disgrace. For love of power or a fleeting season of forbidden pleasure, he forfeits his hard-earned reputation, his position of authority, and perhaps even his marriage. But the greatest tragedy is that he stains Christ’s reputation on earth, giving skeptics what they think is good reason to continue their rebellion against the King of kings. When I was in college in the early 1980s, the renowned and plainspoken preacher Vance Havner de

Statistics of servants of God who do not end well can be very discouraging. Dr. J. Robert Clinton conducted a now-famous study of how leaders in Scripture finished their tenures. Of those about whom he was able to get sufficient data, Clinton determined that about one in three finished well. Commenting on the contemporary scene, he suggested that the ratio is probably even worse. But if what the Bible says about God’s keeping power is true ( Philippians 1:6 ; 2 Timothy 1:12 )

The apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 4 that pastors are given to the church to equip the saints for the work of the ministry. Though it is tempting for us to define “ministry” our own way, the context would suggest that the work of the ministry Paul has in mind in Ephesians 4 is speaking the truth in love to one another. This leads to the maturation and stability of the body. We are to pursue this goal “Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “biblical counseling”? It’s a phrase that’s been used for over half a century now. In that time, it has come to mean different things to different people. Some people consider biblical counseling to be a codeword that signals biblical fidelity against the influence of modern secular psychology. Others think of it as a codeword that signals an anti-intellectual and fundamentalist worldview. Some people are intrigued by it, wanting a

I love time management. But I want my love and practice of time management to be shaped by biblical principles, not by personal selfishness. I need God’s Word to help me think about getting things done. The Bible verse that is probably quoted most often about biblical time management is Ephesians 5:16: “making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” What does it mean? Get every post sent to your inbox. Unsubscribe at any time. Subscribe To properly understand E