For the past two weeks, Tim Tebow has dominated sports talk shows, magazines, and water cooler talk. While much of the talk has been centered around his athletic skills (or, depending on who you talk to, the lack thereof), a great deal of this discussion has been focused on matters of faith—In particular, John 3:16. The Huffington Post ran an article about the phenomena. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association‘s peacewithGod.net website is keyed to searches for "John 3:16." They documented more than 150 professions of faith in Christ as a result people searching the verse during and after the Broncos win over Pittsburgh. Focus Read the full article…

For the past two weeks, Tim Tebow has dominated sports talk shows, magazines, and water cooler talk. While much of the talk has been centered around his athletic skills (or, depending on who you talk to, the lack thereof), a great deal of this discussion has been focused on matters of faith—In particular, John 3:16. The Huffington Post ran an article about the phenomena. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association‘s peacewithGod.net website is keyed to searches for "John 3:16." They documented more than 150 professions of faith in Christ as a result people searching the verse during and after the Broncos win over Pittsburgh. Focus Read the full article…

In his treatise On the Mortification of Sin, John Owen penned the famous line "Be killing sin, or it will be killing you." Nearly four centuries later that timeless truth still prevails.  That’s why it excites me to see young pastors tackling difficult issues like sin and doing so with a firm grasp on the gospel, not pop culture psychotherapy. In his new study, Seven Daily Sins, Jared C. Wilson addresses an issue we all deal with–our inherent sinful nature.  He writes: If you’re a genuine follower of Jesus, you’re genuinely concerned about your sin. You’ve discovered you can’t stop Read the full article…

The New Year gives us a great opportunity to examine our lives, priorities, and goals. Upon examination of our spiritual walks, resolutions are often made to pray more, to grow closer to God, or to read the Bible more. While those first two resolutions listed are great goals to have, they are ultimately tied to the third—we will not pray more nor will we grow closer to God if we are not first seeking Him through His Word. While reading the Bible is of great importance, how we read the Bible also is a significant factor in our growth as Christians. In Read the full article…

In the book Essential Church, Sam Rainer and I discussed extensively the topic of intentionality. Churches that are intentional with their discipleship process are intentional about moving Christians to a deeper walk with Christ with deeper teachings of Christ. When we asked church leaders about the best method for intentionally discipling those in their churches, the typical response was “Don’t just stand there; do something.”  As we approach 2012, I’d like to ask you to take time to reflect on 2011 and answer the question “Did I personally—or my church corporately— "do something" this past year to reach and disciple people. Read the full article…

I’m proud of so many things LifeWay has accomplished in its rich history. One area in which we have made great strides over the past few years is digital delivery of content. Our digital products now include smartphone apps, MyStudyBible.com, WORDsearch, and eBooks just to name a few. As the publishing industry continues to change, we continue forge ahead in the development of new resources and new methods to provide biblical solutions for life. One of those new resources, Michael Kelley’s study entitled Holy Vocabulary: Rescuing the Language of Faith, is now available in the iBooks store. It’s the first such resource Read the full article…

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