Pastors find themselves with the touchy ministry of warning.

Our mission, to undermine the kingdom of self and establish the kingdom of God, is a covert operation.

This Christian History Gallery focuses on associates of Caspar Schwenckfeld, and on his followers who traveled to Pennsylvania to escape persecution.

Leaving a church honorably means knowing what will help in the long run.

How one church tried to walk calmly into the treacherous world of political involvement.

Augustine considered his mother, Monica, a driving force in his own salvation. In his Confessions, he documents her relentless prayers and persuasions. In Book IX, he speaks of her married life with Patricius in Thagaste, a small town in North Africa, thanking God for her powerful Christian witness. Patricius was a pagan throughout his life, but converted to Christianity shortly before his death.

It may be the most difficult, and neglected, part of preaching. How do you encourage doing, not just hearing, the Word?

With so many voices wooing us away, it's not easy to cling to our essential task.

Thought substitution is difficult when undesired thoughts have been entertained until they become desirable.