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Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary where he heads the Apologetics and Ethics Masters Degree program. He is the author of 16 books, including Fire in the Streets.
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Faith & Evangelism

Encouragement for Pastors

The pastorate is no easy job, but those who have faithfully followed the call of God into church ministry can be encouraged in several says.
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Faith & Evangelism

Churches Must Be on Guard Against Creeping Tolerance of Euthanasia

Euthanasia has claimed the lives of 30,000 Canadians since its legalization in 2016. Pastors must be ahead of the curve in warning their flocks against this evil and teaching a
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Engaging the Culture

Countering New Age Influences in the Church

As Paul wrote, for the church to “speak the truth in love,” it must be rooted in “the knowledge of the Son of God” (Ephesians 4:15; 4:13), and it must
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Faith & Evangelism

Exposing Error from the Pulpit

Pastors must expose spiritual errors—even heresies—whether in the Church or in the world, especially when so much false teaching is prevalent in today’s culture.
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Faith & Evangelism

Prayer, Pulpit, and Pastors

Our relationship with God through prayer is the lifeblood of the Christian life, of following Jesus as Lord. Church leaders should pray publicly and privately and be quick to speak
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Engaging the Culture

Being Pro-Life in a Post Roe America

Our stand against abortion has not ended with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, churches should continue to stand for the dignity of pre-born human life.
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Faith & Evangelism

Advent and Other Sacred Seasons

Beyond Advent and Sunday worship and rest, pastors can lead congregations into a sense of sacred time by marking the seasons and events.
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A man struggling with pornography sits on the edge of a tall building looking out across a city.
Engaging the Culture

Uprooting Pornography

Church leaders can speak the truth in love about pornography and offer hope for repentance and restoration.
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Engaging the Culture

Christianity and Socialism: What Should a Christian Believe?

Many people in our churches are wondering how to address economic matters. Let’s consider facts, logic and scripture.
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Faith & Evangelism

Dealing with Discouragement and Spiritual Opposition in Ministry

Since we live in a fallen world in which so many are set against God and the gospel of Christ, we will face discouragement and even demonic opposition in ministry,
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Faith & Evangelism

Why Communion Matters

How can we let ourselves forget or neglect or even trivialize this sacrifice? For all our grand plans for church renewal, for contemporary worship, for being missional, for connecting with
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Faith & Evangelism

Preaching on Spiritual Warfare

Pastors are shepherds who need to teach their flocks how to protect themselves against wolves, both human and demonic.
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