"What Makes a Sermon a Good Sermon"
by Duane Kelderman

Sound Bite: About Natural Disaster

Dull Preachers

10 Ways to Improve Your Church's Worship Service

The Altar Call: Helpful or Harmful? 

What makes a church healthy

Developing the Father’s Heart
By Dr. Bill Gillham

Letter from a father who has just lost his only child to drugs

Emergency Landings
Are you prepared to handle your family's everyday emotional crises?
By John Trent

The Anchor Still Holds
by Michael Duduit

Did you know there are different kinds of anchors? Not being a yachtsman myself — due to lack of funding more than interest — I was surprised to learn that there are a variety of different anchors for different situations.

For example, there are "lunch hooks" which are very light and are used for short daytime stops.... Click Here for Complete Article

Integrative Model for Preaching
by Kenton C. Anderson

My daughter and I had a disturbing conversation a few months ago. It was a typical father/daughter discussion. She wanted to do something I thought might be inappropriate and I said so with all the fatherly tenderness and respect I thought necessary... To read the complete article click here.

On Expository Preaching
by Ray C. Stedman

The greatest contribution the Church can make today to a troubled and frightened generation is to return to a consistent and relevant preaching of the Word of God! All Christians would agree that what is most needed in the present age is... Read the complete article by clicking here.

The Place of Preaching in Worship
By John Piper

Why the prominence of God's Word in our corporate worship? Read this complete sermon by clicking here!

Training for the Contest by John MacArthur

The price of victory is discipline. That means self-control, sacrifice, and hard work. Athletes in Paul's day trained hard just to be able to compete in the competition. In order to enter the Isthmian games... Read the complete article by clicking here.

Naked in the Pulpit
How my preaching became an act of intimacy.
By Tim Keel

Coming out of seminary, I mistakenly thought that the purpose of preaching was to convey information. That was before my trip to India. About a year after I planted Jacob's Well, a friend invited me to India.... Read the complete article by clicking here!

Hallowing Halloween 

Is Halloween Witch's Brew

The Hijacking of Hallow's Eve (Christian History Institute): 

The GhostWriter (Bethany House):

Vampires: Hollywood is Pushing Them...But are they real?

Can Halloween Be an Entirely Innocent Practice?  

Thanksgiving Info

"Bitter Winter, Better Thanksgiving,", the story of Miles Standish, "Mayflower" leader who worshipped in spite of losing his wife.

"Pilgrim Daughter," Evangel, November 21, 1993, pp. 4-5. Also in The Gem, November 22, 1992, p. 4-6; Message of the Open Bible, November 1993, p. 18. A personal story which focuses on the hardships and faith of the early Pilgrims.

"Cranberry Sauce and Pumpkin Pie,". The Gem, November 21, 1993, pp. 2-3. On actually thanking God on Thanksgiving day.