The Pastor's Library

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  7 Christian Sayings That Aren't Christian at All While certainly well intended, there are a multitude of Christian phrases that actually aren’t Christian at all. Or, at least, not specifically biblical. Laura Polk Apr 25, 2016
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  The Bible is Among 10 Most Challenged Books of 2015 (RNS) What does the Bible have in common with Fifty Shades of Grey or one of John Green’s best-selling young adult novels? Emily McFarlan Miller Apr 18, 2016
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  3 New Outreach Realities... That Many Churches Still Don't Get One of the easiest mistakes to fall into is “strategy rut.” Meaning you embrace a certain strategy during its anointed heyday but then fail to keep abreast of how the Holy Spirit seems to be anointing... Dr. James Emery White Apr 11, 2016
• Why Deacons Need to be Held Accountable If we had a list of every bizarre thing said to pastors by those who thought they were in charge of the Lord’s church, we would not know whether it was fiction or a comedy routine. Joe McKeever Mar 28, 2016
• Sundays are for Worship *This setlist was formed by the worship team of Rancho Community Church but we don't own it. Copy away :) Julianna Morlet Mar 14, 2016
• Pastor, You Can't Think of Your Flock as Dumb If you grew up in the Church like I did, you probably heard at least one sermon which compared Christians to sheep. Ryan Duncan Feb 29, 2016
• The 1 Compliment That You Should Never Give a Pastor One wonders how church members came to see their job as issuing progress reports on the preacher’s pulpit abilities. “He’s better.” “He’s the same.” “He’s worse.” Joe McKeever Feb 22, 2016
• Are You Overlooking This Important Scripture? Overlooked scriptures aren't lost, misplaced, or denied. They’re usually surrounded by other better-known texts that tend to suck all the air out of the room. Joe McKeever Feb 01, 2016
• Are You (Really) Called to Plant a Church? When I entered vocational ministry some 30-plus years ago, the path was clear. Planting a church? Almost unheard of. It’s a new day. Dr. James Emery White Jan 25, 2016
• The Best Way to Finish a Sermon Most preachers spend far more time on the introduction than on the conclusion, and I think that’s a mistake. Joe McKeever Jan 04, 2016
• Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? Hard times come with hard questions, and our cultural context exerts enormous pressure on Christians to affirm common ground at the expense of theological differences. But the cost of getting this question... Al Mohler Dec 28, 2015
• A Prayer for the Lost and the Prodigal For those who long to see a loved one come to Christ, or a prodigal come home. There's hope...He is Able. Debbie McDaniel Dec 21, 2015