January 2019 Issue

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Worshiping—or stealing?

Jennifer Gray Woods

Copyright infringement can carry a number of penalties ranging from monetary damages to prison terms. Are you guilty?

Copyright infringement can carry a number of penalties ranging from monetary damages to prison terms. Are you guilty?

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Foundations of preaching

Michael Goetz

The credibility of preaching rests upon soul-searching theology and its life-changing impact.

The credibility of preaching rests upon soul-searching theology and its life-changing impact.

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Our "unfair" God

Gary Moyer

Away with pastoral bitterness and ministerial jealousy, and receive a fresh outpouring of grace.

Away with pastoral bitterness and ministerial jealousy, and receive a fresh outpouring of grace.

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The superhuman pastor*

H. Jack Morris

Stress can be harmful, but it can also be manageable. You can succumb, or overcome.

Stress can be harmful, but it can also be manageable. You can succumb, or overcome.

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David the Great: Deconstructing the man after God’s own heart1

Mark Rutland

As we review Old Testament history, Is it time to replace old lenses with new ones?

As we review Old Testament history, Is it time to replace old lenses with new ones?

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Finding God in Community

S. Joseph Kidder, Jonny Wesley Moor

If you are not a part of community, you miss out on many ways God interacts with you.

If you are not a part of community, you miss out on many ways God interacts with you.

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Paid in Full

Pavel Goia

At that moment, I chose to give up on the money and spend more than two hours in prayer and Bible study.

At that moment, I chose to give up on the money and spend more than two hours in prayer and Bible study.

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Finding the Invisible God

W. Floyd Bresee

In retirement, a lifelong preacher and trainer of preachers offers a simple sermon of faith and assurance for ministers and those to whom they minister.

In retirement, a lifelong preacher and trainer of preachers offers a simple sermon of faith and assurance for ministers and those to whom they minister.

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Letters to the Editors

Our reader's weigh in on recent articles.

Our reader's weigh in on recent articles.

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Jeffrey O. Brown

This book on prayer is scripturally sensible rather than being spiritually sentimental—and biblically intimate without being gushingly emotional