1. Eric Metaxas Brings Down the House at the National Prayer Breakfast

2. The Media Discover Planned Parenthood is Controversial

3. How To Prepare an Annual Preaching Plan

4. Andreas Kostenberger on the recent debate between Bart Ehrman and Dan Wallace

5. Sally Lloyd-Jones on the power of a story

6. What a Young Husband Ought to Know

7. Gingrich Promises U. S. Moon Colony By 2020

1. Ten Actors Who Hated Their Own Films

2.  James MacDonald: Bishop Jakes, 2nd Decisions, and Coming Home

3. Ed Stetzer: “On Heretics and Helpfulness”

4. C. S. Lewis and the Power of Story

5. Five Ways to Find a Mentor

6. The Doctrine of the Trinity in a Nutshell

7. Gingrich and Reagan

1. No More Narnia Movies?

2. Seth Godin: “How Much Are You Going to Tip?”

3. Tim Challies says of The Meaning of Marriage – “This is a powerful book; it is my new favorite book on marriage and the best of all the books I read in 2011.”

4. Does Your Church Have What It Takes To Reach College Students?

5. President Obama and Same-Sex Marriage: The Dance Continues

6. Six Tips for Reading Your Bible

7. The Post-Program Church

1. God in a Manger

2. Aaron Armstrong interacts with my post on podcasts and pastoring. A good word.

3. What Women Need: 3 Bad Ideas for Women and What To Do About Them

4. Justin Buzzard’s “Best Books of 2011″ List

5. Being Black and Reformed: An Interview with Anthony Carter

6. Christianity Goes Global as World’s Largest Religion

7. Seven Ways to Build a Culture of Spiritual Conversation

1. Bryan Loritts: The Complexity of Humanity

2. Christopher Hitchens’ latest article in Vanity Fair – “The Trial of the Will”

3. Four Traits of Wise Leaders

4. Barely Half of U.S. Adults Are Married – A Record Low

5. Doug Wilson: Not Compassionate At All

6. Abortion Gang vs. Tim Tebow

7. Why You and I Could Not Write the Book of Revelation

1. When the Zoning Board Closes Your Church

2. What’s Next for New York Churches

3. The Abominable “O Holy Night” Revealed (the back story on the horrible rendition that has circulated online the past few years)

4. Gospel-Centrality: A Warning and a Recommendation

5. The Top 50 Television Shows of All Time

6. Spoiler Alert! “Stories are not spoiled by ‘spoilers.’”

7. How to Speak of an Unspeakable God

1. Seven Ways Satan Tries to Destroy a Church

2. Michael Hyatt: A Conversation about Leadership and the Future of Publishing

3. The Reality and Responsibility of Reconciliation

4. 10 Ideas: How To Be Your Little Man’s Dad

5. Politics? Nah, Too Easy. Let’s Talk Religion.

6. Celebrity Pastors: Top of the Heap or Overexposed?

7. What the Gettysburg Address Teaches Every Presenter (HT)

1. Nancy Guthrie: “Joy to This Cursed World”

2. Andy Naselli’s Take on Two New Bible Translations

3. Gratitude is Free

4. Why the Disagreement Over the Church’s Mission? A Potential Insight into the Current Debate

5. How to Roast Chestnuts Over An Open Fire (in case you want to do more than sing about it)

6. How to Be Better Prepared for Your Next Major Presentation

7. Meet the New Sin, Same As the Old

1. “God Will Not Give You More Than You Can Handle?”

2. What is Corporate Worship For?

3. Bruce Ashford interviewed about his book - Theology and Practice of Mission

4. How an Image Becomes an Icon

5. The history behind the popular little booklet My Heart, Christ’s Home

6. How to Have a Church Prayer Meeting

7. Quick Guide to Preaching Christ from the Old Testament

1. Greg Gilbert and Kevin DeYoung respond to the “nagging questions” I had after reading their book on the mission of the church. I still have some reservations, but this is a helpful response that furthers an important conversation. More to come.

2. Together for Adoption responds to Matt Anderson’s critique of the recent conference: Unpacking the Theology of Adoption for the Good of Orphans

3. Thom Rainer offers practical suggestions in the wake of the Penn State scandal: “Protect Our Children”

4. Dinesh D’Souza interview in Slate – “Why We’d Be Miserable in a World Without Religion”

5. Chaplain Mike with a poetic look at the month of November – “The Cruelest Month” (Come on, Mike! November isn’t that bad, is it?)

6. Shai Linne – “The Challenge of Christian Music Videos”

7. Compassion in a World of Seven Billion