I called in at the butcher’s yesterday to buy some mince and he looked so frazzled that, in the spirit of one Christmas worker to another, I asked, ‘Sick of turkeys yet?’ No. His problem was not ...

In an indirect criticism of the West’s sanctions on oil trade, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said energy trade was increasingly constricted, leading to market distortions and what was being ...

In a world beset by war, genocide, systemic discrimination, and climate catastrophe, we need good news. Donyelle McCray, who teaches homiletics at Yale Divinity School, offers the opportunity to hear ...

Every generation of the Church has had to decide what will sit at the center of its worship: the unapologetic preaching of the Word, or the aesthetic power of music. Both are gifts of God. Both belong ...

When a man is initially called into ministry, it’s not usual that he possesses fully developed skills to preach God’s Word to a congregation. Exceptions exist, but the normal course for a man who is ...

Knowing your "why" isn't just nice—it's essential to living a happy, fulfilling life. Here, experts offer steps to finding your purpose in life. What is the purpose of life? There are as many answers ...

We announce with regret the retirement of Dr. Andrew W. Blackwood from his responsibility for The Minister’s Workshop, to which he has made such an outstanding contribution. In his place, Dr. Charles ...

Sixty or seventy years ago one who visited a number of Protestant church services might have observed that most sermons were of the expository type. But a similar visit today would very likely reveal ...

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) – Jim Shaddix, longtime seminary professor, pastor and ministry leader, died after a yearlong battle with brain cancer Feb. 1. He was 64. Shaddix had been a preaching professor ...

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