James RaymentJames Rayment, who runs The Al-Ma’idah Initiative, an organization that trains Christians to communicate truth to Muslims in ways that resonate, shares seven common evangelism mistakes and how to covercome them.
Sean McGeverIf we want students to care about evangelism, we need to stop training them like cold-callers and start forming them like everyday apprentices of Jesus. Evangelism doesn’t start with a script. It starts with compassion, with listening, with...
Graham StantonWhen I imagine the classroom of my dreams, I picture me seeding a free-flowing discussion with my well-crafted discussion questions and the occasional gem of theological wisdom. My students are all leaning forward in their seats, and I can see the...
Jeffrey WiesnerIt is said that good leaders make more leaders. Jesus trained up his disciples to be apostles, his apostles trained pastors to be shepherds, and those pastors trained up more pastors who also went and taught others. So how can churches train up such...
Michelle KeenerThe book of Job asks many questions and gives very few answers. It is a passionately and beautifully written testament to suffering, confusion, and pain. In the end, Job does not get the answers he has been seeking, but he receives something else...
James HamiltonIs wisdom literature a sound category—or a misleading one? This Screwtape letter illustrates how the label might prove unhelpful.
Harold L. SenkbeilI am going to make a few assumptions about you, the reader of this article: First, you know what spiritual authority is. Second, you presently hold some sort of leadership position in a church in which you regularly exercise this sort of authority...
Jonathan LeemanSeveral years ago, a pastor friend became convinced that, when leading the Supper, he should fence the Table, which refers to the practice of saying who should and should not receive communion. I offer the vignette to raise the question of spiritual...
Daniel StegemanI was a young pastor attending a ministry conference at a well-known church. I will never forget it: The host pastor boasted that his church was the healthiest in America. I immediately wondered, How does he know that? Pastors and ministry leaders...
Kirk E. MillerKirk E. Miller is editor of digital content at Logos where he edits and writes for Word by Word and hosts What in the Word?. He holds an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a former pastor and church planter with a combined fifteen...
Steve AuldEvery Christian leader must pursue greatness. But every Christian leader must pursue greatness as Jesus defines it. The pursuit of greatness is something our world takes very seriously. In February 1964, before a world title fight with Sonny Liston...
Casey BedellRecent studies on pastoral resiliency have brought to the forefront the impact that loneliness has on pastors and pastoral burnout. Many pastors admit to having few friends whom they can truly open up to. Should pastors seek out friendships among...
In this Logos Live episode, host Kirk E. Miller welcomes Mark Dever, longtime pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, and founder of 9Marks, to discuss what makes a healthy church. Dever draws on his decades of pastoral experience...
Patrick SchreinerA few years ago, I started listening to audiobooks. One thing immediately noticeable with audiobooks is you end up stopping at odd junctures. I used the program when I was in the car, when I exercised, or when I got ready for the day. When that...
In this episode of Logos Live, Kirk E. Miller speaks with Dr. Michael J. Kruger about the problem of spiritual abuse in the church, a topic he addresses in his book, Bully Pulpit. Together, Mike and Kirk explore how to recognize spiritual abuse...
In this episode of What in the Word?, Kirk E. Miller is joined by New Testament scholar Jeannine Brown to explore one of Scripture’s most challenging passages: Matthew 16. Did Jesus mistakenly predict his return? Together, they examine various...
Matt BarriosThanks for being on the journey with us as we build the most powerful and most helpful Bible research tool out there. We’ve heard your feedback, taken it into production, and are happy to share the latest update to Logos, version 42...
Guy WatersGovernment is a word that we often associate with matters that concern the life of the nation—taxes, infrastructure, defense, and elections. But government is also a critical part of the life of the church. Jesus had many disciples, but he named...
If God is good and created all things good, where did evil come from? In this episode of What in the Word?, Phillip Cary joins Kirk E. Miller to explore Genesis 3 and the origins of evil.
Phillip CaryThe Nicene Creed is the most widely used confession of faith in the world—and has been for more than a thousand years. Sunday after Sunday in their worship services, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, and others recite the...
Wyatt GrahamNestorianism is an ancient heresy that speaks about Christ as if he is two persons instead of one, that is, the one Lord Jesus Christ. The flashpoint in the debate over Nestorianism was Nestorius’s denial that mary bore God in her womb and thus was...
Sandra GlahnOur Christianity is rooted in our physicality. The first chapters of Genesis describes God creating matter and calling it good, followed by God creating male and female bodies and calling them very good. The incarnation of Jesus adds special dignity...
In this episode of What in the Word?, Malcolm Foley joins Kirk E. Miller to discuss the challenging passage of 1 Timothy 6. Together, they unpack Paul’s warnings about the desire for wealth and consider how the love of money is described as a root...
Daniel ViezbickeA succulent sits on my desk at church. I bought it years ago because I wanted something to break up the monotony of my office, as well as something to symbolize my ambitions in pastoral ministry. Crassula ovata—so my horticulturalist wife told...
Mark WardMy wife recently determined that Costco was, for us, a better deal than Walmart Plus. She saw firsthand that it is economically efficient to buy in bulk. This is true of groceries. It’s also true of paper books—but only on those very rare...
Is Jesus really less than the Father? In this What in the Word? episode, Kirk E. Miller is joined by theologian Michael Horton to tackle John 14:28. Together, Kirk and Mike explore multiple historical interpretations, including Arianism, eternal...
Chris GreenThough not Orthodox myself, I have found the Eastern Christian tradition an invaluable source of theological wisdom, spiritual insight, and pastoral guidance. This reading list represents my attempt to share some of the good I’ve received...
Glenn ButnerChristian ethics is the discipline that aids the church in pursuing the example of Christ in wisdom, holiness, and justice as empowered by the Holy Spirit and directed by Scripture. What is Christian ethics? We will answer that by introducing basic...
Michael F. BirdI will never forget 2004, the year when Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ came out at the cinemas. Before its release, Jewish groups protested the film on the grounds that it would contain anti-Semitism and amplify anti-Jewish rhetoric from the...
Does Romans 7 describe the experience of a believer struggling with sin, or is Paul referring to something else entirely? Many in Protestant traditions assume that Paul’s use of the first-person pronoun in this passage reflects the believer’s...