It should be no surprise that Jesus emphasizes forgiveness as essential to prayer. When his disciples asked him to teach them how to prayer, he first drew them into his own relationship with God as ...

Three things I ask God to do when I’m in the pulpit. I publicly pray before I start my sermons. I also privately pray as I preach. Multiple things go through the preacher's mind during a sermon. The ...

A teaching sermon calls for a careful plan, clearly visible. Let us assume that a pastor has begun in good time, that he has a worthy goal with a royal text, and more than enough materials, from both ...

It’s a common saying that a homilist should prepare to preach with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. This week, as I was praying and meditating about our Lord’s teaching about being ...

Not only is there a biblical basis for the teaching on purgatory, but the teaching also makes sense based on the promises contained in Scripture to those who have been called to be saints.

SALISBURY — This year at Hood Theological Seminary, there will be a unique utilization of two professors teaching preaching and worship classes who are local pastors. The seminary will have two ...

The renowned Psychiatrist Dr Karl Menninger is said to have devoted his deathbed reflection to the “Our Father” prayer of Jesus. Menninger, who died in 1990 at age 96, explored many religious concepts ...